Unlike most little girl’s dolls, which are designed to represent older teenagers or women, Mattel’s “My Scene, Growing Up Glam” doll openly set out to depict a tween, a girl aged 8-13 years. She is dressed in lace stockings, short skirt, diamante belt, midriff top and wears a full face of heavy make-up ( complete [...]
If you are a fan of the television show “House”, you just might have heard of LUPUS before, as it seems to be Dr House’s default diagnosis most of the time. But really the most common response I get when I tell people that I have suffered from Lupus for 19 years is, “Lupus [...]
Queensland school girls have formed an exclusive club, known as Club 21, which encourages members to be ranked between 1 and 21 based on their thinness, good looks, binge drinking escapades and popularity with boys. This number is then drawn on their hand for all to see.
The club not only operates at St Patrick’s Mackay, [...]
Lyndsey at Essentially for Women has a great offer for All for Women readers. She would like to invite you all to attend a wonderful Health, Wealth & Happiness Convention in Sydney or Melbourne with the compliments Essentially for Women and All for Women. The tickets are normally valued at $199. We are totally [...]
Mon.thly is an interesting new website. It’s a easy tool to help you keep track of your menstrual cycles.
Each time you start a new period, login and add the date to your Mon.thly account. After a few months, it will be able to predict given you past history when your next cycle will start. It [...]
Taaz is a new free and easy site that allows you to upload a photo of yourself, and have a virtual online makeover.
Try out over 4000 of the hottest cosmetics colours from brands such as Revlon, Chanel, Maybelline and more. As well as 100’s of the latest hairstyles and colours all from the comfort [...]
BCG is putting together a book called What Women Want. They are hoping to capture responses on the needs, wants, goals and aspirations of more than 25,000 women from all walks of life in developed and developing countries around the world for their book.
They will also be interviewing 15-20 leading women from around the world [...]
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global celebration each year of the economic, political and social achievements of women in the last 100 years.
2008 marks the 100 year anniversary of the day that started it all, and changed the lives and history of women for ever.
On the 8th of March 1908, 15,000 women marched [...]
Are you a girl+geek+blogger?
Geek Girl Blogs is a fab site packed with girly geeky goodness. There are over 80 blogs listed and growing in their blog roll and combined RSS feed, showcasing some of the wonderful women in the IT industry from all over the world. The girls are also on facebook.
Calling all geeky girl [...]
In January Megan and Imaginif decided that instead of supporting a charity this year they would choose a survivor of child abuse to financially, emotionally and practically support throughout 2008. This is their way of saying, "Sorry".
A recipient was chosen. Lee George an indigenous woman and survivor of child abuse will now receive financial, emotional [...]
Are you scales screaming at you for help?
In the forums we are putting a call out for all the fatties to join us in the 12 week AFW Biggest loser challenge. Lots of girls have already signed up to be a loser, to hopefully lose weight and make some healthy life changes.
The challenge starts tomorrow, [...]
1st of the month, and it’s update time. This month we have our new jam packed Top 100 Australian Women Bloggers list. I know you have all been waiting, and coming to check out the list today
I have changed the ranking just a little. There are quite a lot of great blogs, that [...]
Thanks to celebrities such as Olivia Newton John, Anastacia, Kylie Minogue and Belinda Emmett, there is a significant increase in breast cancer awareness among women of all ages. But how many women over the age of 40 years old do you know who put off their regular mammogram for weeks or even months?
I’m yet to [...]
Guest post by Dannielle Miller, CEO of Enlighten Education.
What is really going on in the playground and behind closed bedroom doors?
Teenage girls are living in a girl poisoning culture and, whilst they may appear to be coping as they are still performing well academically, underneath that “oh so perfect” façade, many are silently imploding:
A quarter [...]
Free Rice is a online vocabulary game that will help you learn as well as help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
Since it’s 7 October launch, Free Rice has donated over 1.5 billion grains of rice which is enough to feed 75 000 people for one day.
The idea is simple, [...]
