Vagina Diaries, The (ATOM Study Guide)

The Vagina Diaries (2013), a documentary written and directed by Rachael Thompson, investigates the increasing rate of labiaplasty in Australia. Self-confessed question-asker Nat Harris – the presenter of The Vagina Diaries – ventures into everyday Australia to discover what is driving women to put the most intimate part of their bodies under the knife.

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The Vagina Diaries is suitable for secondary students in Years 11–12 undertaking HSC Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, NTCET Health, NTCET Women's Studies, QCE Health Education, SACE Health, SACE Women's Studies, TCE Health Studies, WACE Health Studies, VCE Health and Human Development and VET Health. In senior English classes, the documentary can be used to explore issues of relevance to contemporary society. The Vagina Diaries may also be suitable for secondary students in Years 9–10 in a Health, Physical Education or Social Studies context, and can be used to support the teaching of Pastoral Care programs across Years 9–12.