Past events

Families on Campus Events

19
Jul
2019

Female board appointments and share market response in Australia – an event study

Many countries have now mandated minimum representation of women on the boards of public companies. Although claims are regularly made in the popular press...
18
Jul
2019

Climate change, human rights and poverty

Climate change will have particularly devastating consequences for hundreds of millions of poor people and will bring a radically decreased standard of living...
18
Jul
2019

Indigenous Women in International Law

The respect for human rights in international law entails a basic principle for our existence in a globalised world where socio-legal, economic, cultural and...
17
Jul
2019

Ripples of Change in Grassroots Women Organising in Papua New Guinea: A Personal Perspective

In this presentation Sarah Garap will reflect on her personal journey from grassroots activism to academia, drawing upon more than 30 years of active...
16
Jul
2019

Pearl S. Buck, Intersectionality, and “China”, 1931-1941

My presentation seeks to contribute meaningfully to the HRC’s 2019 theme, “intellectual history of crisis”. It cites the example of American author and...
15
Jul
2019

Trans*: A Quick and Quirky History of Gender Variance

In the last decade, public discussions of transgender issues have increased exponentially. However, with this increased visibility has come not just power, but...
15
Jul
2019

Gender and history node discussion group - 4th session

At this meeting we are privileged to have Dr Sinead McEneaney as our guest speaker. She will be seeking feedback on work she is preparing titled ‘“Not...

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