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Please note that Vicky Pond Dunlop is an advocate for teen girls and the Founder of The Future You Project. Any reference to her previous role reflects her position at the time this article was written.     Article from Bay of Plenty Times   By:   Carly Gibbs Emily's cheeks are "really chubby", her lips "thin" and her chin and feet "weird". "There's a lot of pressure to have certain facial features," the 12-year-old says of how she looks, adding that it's her weight that worr

By Vicky Pond Dunlop, MedL, teen advocate, Founder of The Future You Project Lives in Auckland, New Zealand.   I don’t know about you, but I love learning how our brains work; anything to do with social psychology (how people experience their world) and I’m all in. I find it fascinating how our emotions, thoughts and behaviour (what makes up our mind) influence and are influenced by what we see, hear and experience and I am not ashamed to admit I am a geek in this area. For e

Source:  1News Author:  (TVNZ team) Article:   Rediscovering Aotearoa: The power of finding your voice This article highlights an 8-part bilingual short-documentary, podcast and article series by the team behind Re: that travels Aotearoa meeting young New Zealanders who are reclaiming identity and language while discussing the ongoing impacts of colonisation and evolving race relations. The spotlight is on groups like Ngā Hinepūkōrero — young Māori poets fluent in te reo — an

Source:   The Drum Author:  Jennifer Faull Article:   #WomenNotObjects: How objectification is damaging young boys The Drum’s report by Jennifer Faull explores how the sexualised and objectifying portrayal of women in advertising does more than harm girls’ and women’s self-esteem — it also has a profound effect on young boys. Citing expert insights and campaign research, the article shows how repeated exposure to objectification teaches boys to see girls as less human, influe