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ANUOK App
Article of interest
21 July 2021
ANUOK is the official safety and wellbeing app for ANU students. The app features include quick access to ANU UniSafe, a personal safety toolbox, a campus map and many other personal support resources. Requesting a security escort, a virtual walk home or accessing some of the support resources, such as counselling centre or a health service are at your fingertips once you download the app. If you feel you are in immediate danger and need...
The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award 2021: Now That I See You by Emma Batchelor
Article of interest
11 May 2021
Allen & Unwin is pleased to announce the 2021 winner of The Australian /Vogel’s Literary Award, Now That I See You by Emma Batchelor. This is an authentic, original exploration of complicated love. ‘The idea originated from and is based on my experience of my own partner’s transition from presenting as male to female. From the very beginning, I knew I would one day write about it, but it wasn’t until we separated that I...
Remembering Deb Foskey: a passionate feminist, environmentalist and change-maker
Article of interest
22 April 2021
Feminists and environmentalists alike have mourned the loss of Dr Deb Foskey who died a year ago on 1 May 2020 at 70 years of age, after a lifetime of contributing and campaigning. Deb was perhaps most well-known as a Greens member of the ACT Legislative Assembly from 2004-2008. Prior to her election to parliament, Deb worked with IWDA as its part-time Canberra representative in the 1990s and early 2000s. A memorial service and celebration...
Gender Equity at ANU after COVID-19
Article of interest
29 September 2020
Slides of a presentation given by Dr Fiona Jenkins, ANU Gender Institute Convenor, to ANU’s IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) Oversight Committee and the Senior Management Group in May 2020
#BlackLivesMatter: Resources for the Uprising
Article of interest
30 June 2020
In solidarity with the ongoing #BlackLivesMatter protests across the US and worldwide, Signs and the University of Chicago Press are pleased to offer free access to seventeen articles addressing antiracist feminist activism; police, prisons, and racist violence; gender in contemporary right-wing politics; and racism and health. We hope that they will be of use as activists, teachers, and others grapple with the histories of racism in the US, analyze the carceral present, and search for...
On Guard, The Australian Human Rights Institute
Article of interest
24 June 2020
On Guard takes its inspiration from the idea that human rights are both a shield and a sword to protect the dignity of all people. Protecting human rights requires more vigilance than ever in a time of crises. The Australian Human Rights Institute has created this portal to share news, reflections, and policy advances on COVID-19 across the human rights spectrum. It will organise some of the most interesting sources available, and the highlights will...
Imperfect Bodies of Research
Article of interest
01 June 2020
It is well documented that female researchers face many gender-based concerns and challenges within the workplace such as gender bias, lack of promotional opportunities and lack of support for work/family balance. Beyond the workplace there are social pressures to be socially and physically perfect, exacerbating the problem. These issues impact a woman’s confidence and creativity in the workplace, stifle risk taking in their research and can affect their wellbeing. To target these challenges, ANU Medical...
