Attempts to lower the voting age in Australia to 16 have been historically unsuccessful. More recently, the Make It 16 campaign has been advocating for the enfranchisement of 16 and 17-year-olds, but with no fines for under 18s who fail to cast their ballots. Voluntary or not, lowering the voting age in Australia will have …
Society
It’s natural that we want to help teens develop more empathy. Feeling empathy is a critical cog in the social wheel of life. It’s the ability to experience another person’s point of view – to recognise it, understand it and want to feel how it feels. Empathy can therefore teach teens about different motivations, perspectives …
It is vital that we talk to boys about misogyny so they feel involved in the solution. A key reason is that misogyny is damaging to boys, too. Government research from the UK suggests that the sexual harassment of girls by boys is extremely widespread in schools. The highest rates of reports of sexual abuse …