Gender Institute Event Series
End of Year Celebration & Research Showcase
Party
Please join us to celebrate amazing work in 2023 and to connect with colleagues old and new! Enjoy a bite-size showcase of some of the brilliant work funded by the Gender Institute, followed by festive refreshments. Three-minute presentations from: Julie Smith…
Coercive Control Showcase
Celebration
Coercive control is a topic that has come to light through high-profile cases of intimate partner violence. Numerous states within and beyond Australia have introduced specific criminal legislation to combat the problem. However, there is little evidence that the criminalisation of coercive control…
Book launch and art exhibition: Once Upon a Time in Australia
Launch
Once Upon a Time in Australia (Counterpress, 2023) explores the tension between law and truth with regards to the MeToo movements and the events surrounding the March4Justice in 2021. The novel explores the intersections between gender, colonisation, and climate change and how they are…
Communicating Endometriosis through Art: Artists Respond
Exhibition
NOTE THAT THE LAUNCH IS NOW STARTING AT 6.15PM IN THE RSSS AUDITORIUM There is growing clinical and public awareness of the impact the common condition of endometriosis can have on the lives of sufferers. Women have long faced significant challenges in communicating the experience and reality…
Women in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau collection
Information session
The Pacific Manuscripts Bureau (PMB or Pambu) was established at the Australian National University (ANU) back in 1968 to catalogue and make preservation copies of archives, manuscripts and rare printed materials held in, or relating to, the Pacific Islands. We prioritise materials at risk of loss…
Case management services addressing DFSV & sex trafficking in Asia-Pacific
Workshop
The Asia Pacific region has some of the highest levels of male violence against women and girls (MVAWG) in the world, and survivors in these settings face considerable challenges accessing support services. Person-centred case management programs aim to provide comprehensive practical support to…
Gender and Development Workshop: A 21st Century Renewal in Australia and the Pacific
Workshop
This 2-day workshop will focus on revitalising Gender and Development for the 21st Century from the perspective of Australian and Pacific feminist scholars. ‘Gender and development’ (GAD) is an innovative approach first developed in the 1990s. It arose out of a desire to go beyond merely…