Gender and History node meeting - 1-2025
The Gender and History Group begins its meeting for the year in discussion of the introduction to Judith Butler’s recent book Who’s Afraid of Gender?, in which they say: “There is still much to be…
Novel Perspectives on Gender Ideologies and their Link with Fertility Ideals
CURRENT PROJECT - concluding April 2026 About Gender ideology, a set of attitudes, beliefs, norms, and expectations surrounding gender roles and identities, impacts a multitude of social…
Experimenting with Estrogen
CURRENT PROJECT - concluding November 2026 About Hormone-related medical care typically relies on binary understandings of sex and gender, to the detriment of a wide range of patients,…
Women, Gender and Violence from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
On 8 November 2024, a one-day workshop titled Women, Gender and Violence from Antiquity to the Middle Ages was organised by Dr Meaghan McEvoy with support from the ANU Gender Institute and the ANU…
A local way to get involved in the global campaign against gender-based violence
The dire plight of women suffering under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan will be under the spotlight internationally during 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence which runs from 25…
Indigenous Family History Research Residency Spring 2024 Reflection
From 28 October to 8 November the RCDH hosted fifteen Indigenous women from all over the continent for a two-week Indigenous Family History Research Residency. The Residency is designed to…
Researching the global politics of sexual and reproductive health with responsibility: Dr Maria Tanyag publishes her first book
'Sa panganganak ang isang paa ay laging nasa hukay.’ When giving birth a woman already has one foot in the grave. Dr Maria Tanyag remembers that she often heard this phrase growing up and it reminded…