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Media focus on 'gender wars' debases debate
Article of interest
26 June 2013
Read Gender Institute Convener, Dr Fiona Jenkins' article: Media focus on 'gender wars' debases debate (Canberra Times and Sydney Morning Herald, 21 June). "As we head into an election increasingly portrayed in the media as a ''him and her'' spat, it seems to many as if the brawling is simply sidelining the really important issues from debate. But perhaps we should all take on responsibility for thinking about what the big issues are here, and...
Anne Summers Reports: current issue and subscription information
Article of interest
21 May 2013
If you would like to subscribe to Anne Summers' online magazine, Anne Summers Reports (as mentioned in her recent speech at Gender Institute " Lets Get Loud " event), you can do so here . The present newsletter ( download here ) reports on: the Senate inquiry into gender-based abortions and the possibility that if the bill goes to a vote, the pro-choice majority that used to prevail in federal parliament might no longer be...
Articles of interest: Delhi gang rape - commentary by Gender Institute members
Article of interest
22 March 2013
Two recent articles concerned with what has come to be known as the Delhi gang rape case, by Gender Institute members Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and Elen Turner. The Delhi gang rape can be explained by India’s gender ideologies (Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt). Shattering the stereotypes: the Delhi gang rape and the need for nuance (Elen Turner).
Article of interest: Combining academia and activism - common obstacles and useful tools
Editorial
05 March 2013
Are you an academic or researcher who is also involved in activism or who would like to be? If so, a new article may be of interest. The article discusses the challenges for academics engaged in activism and identifies practical strategies for overcoming or mitigating these.
Counting for nothing: Cancellation of time-use survey
Editorial
11 February 2013
The government has renewed its commitment to flexible working hours for workers with caring responsibilities. It is ironic this commitment should follow so closely on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) cancelling the relevant statistical collection.* Time-use surveys are the only accurate record of the unpaid work that underpins economic activity. They provide crucial data enabling policy analysis that accurately encompasses women’s working lives and experience. Diary-based time-use surveys provide accurate data concerning the extent...
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