http://www.about-face.org/australia-takes-action-with-the-inaugural-positive-body-image-awards/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.about-face.org/australia-takes-action-with-the-inaugural-positive-body-image-awards/#comment-2739 Tessa Needham Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:26:06 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=8789#comment-2739 Adriana - Yes, the original voluntary guidelines have been around for awhile (see my original post on these), however the awards are new. I'm hoping that they will give businesses the incentive to actually abide by the guidelines. I agree with you about legislative changes - hopefully this will snowball! Adriana – Yes, the original voluntary guidelines have been around for awhile (see my original post on these), however the awards are new. I’m hoping that they will give businesses the incentive to actually abide by the guidelines. I agree with you about legislative changes – hopefully this will snowball!

]]> http://www.about-face.org/australia-takes-action-with-the-inaugural-positive-body-image-awards/#comment-2229 Adriana Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:16:17 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=8789#comment-2229 This has been around for more than a year, and the chairperson for the National Advisory Board for Body Image Mia Freedman has publicly conceded that the body image initiative was a failure. Many were critical at the time of the voluntary nature of the code of conduct, citing that it had no teeth. In Australia many of us believe legislative changes need to take place, similar to what has happened in Spain with the banning of plastic surgery and some diet advertisements appearing on TV before 10pm. The problem with this board was too many financial conflicts of interest. This has been around for more than a year, and the chairperson for the National Advisory Board for Body Image Mia Freedman has publicly conceded that the body image initiative was a failure. Many were critical at the time of the voluntary nature of the code of conduct, citing that it had no teeth. In Australia many of us believe legislative changes need to take place, similar to what has happened in Spain with the banning of plastic surgery and some diet advertisements appearing on TV before 10pm. The problem with this board was too many financial conflicts of interest.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/australia-takes-action-with-the-inaugural-positive-body-image-awards/#comment-2203 Ashley Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:24:46 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=8789#comment-2203 This sounds like a pretty good idea, rewarding the media for positive reinforcements, but I'm curious as to what they consider a healthy weight. This sounds like a pretty good idea, rewarding the media for positive reinforcements, but I’m curious as to what they consider a healthy weight.

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