The Eating Difficulties Education Network is looking to appoint a part
time Youth Worker. We seek an enthusiastic, self motivated and committed
person to join our team based in Westmere, Auckland.

EDEN is a community agency working with eating and body image issues and
disordered eating. EDEN holds a strong health promotion and education
focus including a significant youth outreach component and school
programme. EDEN also provides support, counselling and information
services to individuals seeking help. Please see www.eden.org.nz.

We are looking to appoint a Youth Worker for 18 – 22 hours per week
(negotiable). This role primarily involves delivering and developing
EDEN’s school-based health promotion programme in Auckland schools and
training educators, teachers and health professionals using the BodyReal
resource. The role requires frequent visits to EDEN-contracted schools and
close liaison with a key staff member in each school.

The ideal applicant will have youth-work related experience, sound
communication and presentation skills, an understanding of eating issues
(and feminist/sociocultural approaches to these), and a commitment to
social change and health promotion.
Preference will be given to those applicants with experience working in
the not for profit sector.

For a job description and application information please contact Louise at
the Eating Difficulties Education Network.
Applications close on 10th March 2008. If possible, there would be an
immediate start.
Phone: 3789039
Email: info@eden.org.nz

The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) operates an e-group – Girltalk Generations – which polls women on broad issues to measure their support or opposition and to collect their comments on why they feel the way they do.

Every month the National Council emails questions on a topical issue to those listed in the group. The responses are collated according to the generation the respondents belong to and the results of the poll are published in the Council’s newsletter, The Circular, along with selected comments made by the e-group members. As well, the results are published on the Council’s website: www.ncwnz.org.nz.

Everyday Feminism will begin posting the monthly questions for Generation Y (and other generations if there is an interest) for our blog contributors to respond to and discuss with each other in their posts. Generation Y is described here by NCWNZ:

Girltalk – Gen Y
Those born between 1979 and 1999 can be classified as Generation Y, or the Millenials. They are stereotypically tolerant of multiculturalism and internationalism. This generation readily has opinions on gay rights and gender roles, with an increased tolerance of alternative lifestyles. They are the generation influenced by the “Net”, and by commercial brands. This generation has had more access to pharmaceuticals than previous generations and has been termed the “sad generation” by some. Like Generation X, Generation Y has adopted fast foods readily, with resultant obesity being a commonplace problem.

THE ISSUES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ARE CRIME, JUSTICE AND EDUCATION:

This week saw both John Key and Helen Clark give their state of the nation addresses. Both speeches highlighted areas of concerning youth. The areas focused on were crime, justice and education.

The links to the speeches are:

www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?ArticleID=11772

www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id164&objectid=10489530

1. What do you think of the two major political parties’ stance on youth?

Polling Questions: (indicate Yes/No)

2. Would you support modern youth boots camps as a scheme to modify anti-social behaviour? (Please give comments /reasons)

3. Do you think that the policies released on youth (modern boot camps and education/training) will prevent youth crime in anyway? (Please give comments/reasons)

4. Do you think targeting 16-18 year olds is the best use of educational resources? (What alternatives, if any, can you suggest?)

Sex tourism is sometimes viewed as a straightforward economic transaction that benefits both parties: the sex tourist and the prostitute. In fact, many people argue that those men who engage the services of a prostitute in places like Thailand and Cambodia are positively enhancing these women’s lives which are otherwise marked by poverty and lack of opportunity. Perhaps this is why the majority of visitors to Bangkok include Pat Pong (the red light district) on their must-see list of tourist attractions. What do you think?

Tania

It was great to have the opportunity to see Coco Fusco’s performance-lecture “A Room of One’s Own: Women and Power in the New America” yesterday. It’s not often we get a chance to see an internationally renowned performance artist – let alone for free!

I was really pleased to be able to go along with a number of Gender and Politics students. What did you all think of it? What do you think Fusco was saying? What do you think her point was about what happens when women gain entry to overtly masculine institutions, for instance?

I’m looking forward to discussing this further!

Tania