Books: Girls need to know they are not objects

Media expert and Catholic talk show host Teresa Tomeo has published a timely new book challenging the over-sexualisation of girls in today's society.

Tomeo is alarmed by the findings of a recent study by Knox College in Illinois, which found that girls as young as six years old want to be "sexy".

"Studies such as this show the immense need for materials that can teach girls and women that they are not objects," Tomeo says.

"It's shocking such young girls think that in order to be accepted and loved they must degrade themselves, but it's not surprising given the toxic and over-sexualised culture in which we live." Read more