The Wire

‘Getting Real – Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls’ is a book being launched today, covering issues from the Bill Henson Affair to the role female celebrities play in young girl’s lives. It’s a collection of pieces from numerous writers, advocates and academics, who are all trying to send girls the same message – they are not merely a sum of their body parts. Author of the book, Melinda Tankard-Reist told The Wire, while putting it together, the real and current nature of these issues became more apparent, even to her…