Past events

Gender Institute Event Series

22
Jul
2025

Connecting the Dots: Ayahs and Empire in Australian Settler Society

What can the stories of South Asian ayahs – nursemaids and domestic servants – tell us about the significance of race and women’s domestic labour in Australia’...
27
May
2025

Menopause matters! - towards a greater understanding of menopause and equity in academia

Join us for 'Menopause Matters,' a vital symposium exploring workplace issues affecting women experiencing menopause, scheduled to coincide with the...
22
May
2025

'The Male Complaint: The Manosphere and Misogyny Online'

Join us for an interesting conversation with Hannah Leary and author Dr. Simon Copland, to celebrate the launch of his latest book, The Male Complaint, ...
15
May
2025

Gender, Age and The Stage: Ellen Terry and Nellie Melba in Retreat

Why are there so few female theatre directors? Playwrights? Conductors? Why do women in the performing arts become invisible at 40? Can understanding the past...
05
May
2025

Tooling up the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative – maternity care for gender justice and health of humans and planet

This webinar has passed - You can watch the recording here   This webinar is the next webinar in the “Human rights, gender budgeting and progressing...
01
May
2025

Advancing Afghan Women's Rights

The situation for global gender equality continues to deteriorate, but Afghan women, who have suffered some of the greatest consequences of patriarchal systems...
11
Apr
2025

The Unliterary Eighteenth Century: Gender and Marginal Texts

This one-day symposium hosted by the Gender Institute at the Australian National University, and in collaboration with the Centre for Early Modern Studies,...

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