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Individual Approach

Presentations

Melinda offers specialised presentations, keynotes and workshops for your students, teachers, parents, youth groups, youth workers, medical professionals, community groups, non-profit aid and development organisations, women’s groups, mother/ daughter events and retreats. All addresses are tailor-made to your requirements.

“So grateful to Melinda and Daniel for their passion and conviction ... this will be one presentation they won’t forget!”

Director of Wellbeing at Hills Christian Community School, SA

Author/Editor

Author

Melinda is author/editor of six books including Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls (Spinifex Press, 2009), now in its 9th printing, Big Porn Inc: Exposing the harms of the global pornography industry (Spinifex Press, 2011, co-edited with Dr Abigail Bray), (Spinifex Press, co-edited with Dr Caroline Norma) Prostitution Narratives: Stories of survival in the sex trade and her newly released Broken Bonds: Surrogate mothers speak out (Spinifex Press, 2019, co-edited with Jennifer Lahl and Renate Klein).

“Melinda has become a leading voice on the effects that pornography is having on boys growing up in the 21st century.”

“Melinda has become a leading voice on the effects that pornography is having on boys growing up in the 21st century.”

Conviction Men’s Health

Speaking

Public Events

Melinda is in demand as a speaker in Australia and overseas. She addresses thousands of young people a year in schools and youth events. She has addressed professional development days for educators and international gatherings of school principals. Melinda is also asked to speak to women’s organisations such as those committed to women’s health and ameliorating violence against women.

“I want to put on the record my recognition of some of the incredible heavy lifting that has been undertaken by Melinda Tankard Reist to bring this debate [on sexualisation of girls] to the public.

Ms Deb O’Neill

MP, Member for Robertson, Hansard, February 13, 2012

“I want to put on the record my recognition of some of the incredible heavy lifting that has been undertaken by Melinda Tankard Reist to bring this debate [on sexualisation of girls] to the public.

MP, Member for Robertson, Hansard, February 13, 2012

Melinda Tankard Reist

Articles

Melinda Tankard Reist is an Australian writer, speaker, advocate, and activist focused on issues related to women and girls. She is known for her work against the sexualization and exploitation of women, media representation, and advocating for survivors of abuse. Melinda has authored several books and co-founded Collective Shout, a grassroots campaign against the objectification of women. Her efforts are aimed at promoting societal change and supporting those affected by these issues.

“I want to put on the record my recognition of some of the incredible heavy lifting that has been undertaken by Melinda Tankard Reist to bring this debate [on sexualisation of girls] to the public.

Ms Deb O’Neill

MP, Member for Robertson, Hansard, February 13, 2012

“I want to put on the record my recognition of some of the incredible heavy lifting that has been undertaken by Melinda Tankard Reist to bring this debate [on sexualisation of girls] to the public.

MP, Member for Robertson, Hansard, February 13, 2012

Helping young women dissect negative cultural messages

Navigating a sexed-up world

“Melinda is probably the world’s best presenter on the damage advertisers and pornography do to our children and teens - often when we don’t even know. Her highly visual presentations will knock your socks off. You will be left angry in the very best way and be so much better equipped to talk to, and protect, your kids.”

Steve Biddulph AM, Author Raising Girls and Raising Boys

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