Life Tradwives: dangerous to feminism or passing internet trend? Tradwives (Traditional Wife) are trending. These women produce aesthetically pleasing content that glamourise domesticity. Is it harmful?
News & Views A man has told the truth about how women are affected by violence. Finally. A man has gone viral on TikTok for his “take on dating” – and it may not be what you immediately assume.
News & Views ‘R.I.P. mom’: Sisters from the US laugh their way through grief When the sisters were little and something would go wrong, their mother would tell them to “laugh about it and keep moving”.
News & Views Goodbye cover letters and CVs, hello TikTok resumes? Traditional written CVs could be a thing of the past, as video sharing platform TikTok rises as a new player in the job recruitment process.
News & Views Idealistic influencer videos are harming young women’s body image: research A new study suggests the exposure to short form, “appearance-ideal content” videos on social media is having a negative impact on body image.
News & Views Iranian girls defy public dancing ban with viral TikTok gaining global support A viral TikTok of five young Iranian women dancing in a public space to Selena Gomez and Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ has ignited global support.
News & Views A group of men made “inexcusable” comments about Whitney Sharpe’s looks during a work call. She called them out on TikTok A young, American business woman has expertly called out a group of men making comments about her physical appearance during an online work call.
News & Views Women’s fitness brand’s epic fail in empowering & encouraging women Women’s Best, a US fitness brand has copped backlash after posting a TikTok video mocking first-time gym-goers.
News & Views The ‘patronising assumption’ in TikTok random act of kindness video A woman who was unknowingly filmed for a TikTok video that was purported to be a random act of kindness has said she felt “dehumanised”.
News & Views Johnny Depp joins TikTok, amassing millions of followers in a matter of hours Johnny Depp has joined TikTik in the aftermath of his six-week defamation trial against Amber Heard, amassing millions of followers.
Health rights and gender-based violence Tiktok trend shows men fantasising about the ways to murder women A spate of distressing TikTok videos show young men describing the ways they could kill women, ending with ‘and you f**king die’.
News & Views ‘Don’t ever do that again’: Man confronted for secretly taking photos of women at airport The women had been walking through an airport terminal when they were informed that the man had been secretly taking photos of them.
