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ANU archaeologist on much-needed support for carer-researchers
Article of interest
25 July 2018
When ANU archaeologist Dr Emilie Dotte received a Humanities Travelling Fellowship from the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH), she was delighted. She would use the grant to support her field trip to Tahiti, to advance her research as part of the Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific project, led by CASS colleague Professor Matthew Spriggs. But when Emilie decided to ask the AAH if she could use some of the funds to support...
Family support key for women diplomats in breaking glass ceiling
Article of interest
09 July 2018
Sita W. Dewi The Jakarta Post “Jokowi” Widodo appointed career diplomat Retno LP Marsudi as the foreign minister in his Cabinet, a thick glass ceiling was broken. Retno is the first woman to assume the post, the country’s highest diplomatic position and one that had long been held by men. This does not mean, however, that all women diplomats in Indonesia have smooth sailing ahead. Working women generally face similar challenges in balancing family and...
Gender equity, diversity, inclusivity challenges and solutions discussed at women in optics luncheon
Article of interest
04 July 2018
There was a completely full house at the SPIE Women in Optics and Diversity and Inclusion luncheon at SPIE Astro on Monday, where approximately 80 enthusiastic participants, seated at tables, shared ideas, experiences, and suggestions on ways to proactively create more diversity, inclusion, gender equity, and overall awareness at the workplace, at conferences, and beyond. SPIE member and keynote speaker Céline d'Orgeville of Australian National University discussed the current SPIE initiatives around the topics of...
Dr Raihan Ismail awarded this year's prestigious Max Crawford Medal
Article of interest
21 June 2018
Dr Raihan Ismail from The Australian National University (ANU) has been awarded this year's prestigious Max Crawford Medal from the Australian Academy of Humanties, for her outstanding scholarly achievement. Dr Ismail, a lecturer at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies since 2014, was also recognised for her publications, which make a significant contribution to the understanding of humanities disciplines by the general public. Her book, The Saudi Clerics and Shi'a Islam , was published...
Involving men in ending violence against women: The right approach?
Article of interest
24 May 2018
#MeToo, White Ribbon, HeforShe – these campaigns are a collaboration by men and women to achieve gender equity and end violence against women. In recent times, they have dominated media headlines. Yet Dr Joyce Wu questions whether involving men is necessarily the right approach. She presented her argument at the launch of her new book on the topic at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. “Currently involving men to stop violence against women enjoys a...
Queering Femininity: a look at ANU Sociology graduate Hannah McCann's first book
Article of interest
14 May 2018
ANU Sociology graduate Dr Hannah McCann published her first book this year, titled Queering Femininity: Sexuality, Feminism and the Politics of Presentation . The book, published with Routledge in the Feminism, Femininity and Female Sexuality series , explores femininity as a style of gender presentation and asks how (and whether) it can be refigured as a creative and queer style of the body. Dr McCann, now a lecturer in Gender Studies at the University of...
Homeward Bound empowering women scientists
Article of interest
24 April 2018
Professor Susan Scott says the 2018 Homeward Bound Expedition has allowed her to network with other types of women scientists in a way she has never had a chance to, before. Professor Scott, who is a theoretical physicist within the Department of Quantum Science at the ANU Research School of Physics and Engineering, returned recently from a three-week expedition on a ship as part of the second expedition to the Antarctic region. She was one...
