In conversation with Julia Gillard
In this virtual Meet the Author live event, Julia Gillard and Quentin Bryce discuss Julia's new book, co-authored with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Women and Leadership. An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most…
Pay cuts and the public sector: Gender perspectives on the new austerity
This panel addresses the gender implications of salary freezes, pay reductions and other cost cutting measures in public institutions. There is an emerging wave of proposals for reducing public sector wage bills in federal and state governments, as well as universities. The differential…
Man Raises Boy: A revolutionary approach for fathers who want to raise kind, confident and happy sons
A book from the front lines of modern fatherhood. Welcome to Rob Sturrock's journey into parenting. Since the birth of his daughter, Rob has been passionate about being an active and present father, but this hasn't always been straightforward. Struggling with stereotypes, judgement, identity…
From diversity STEMs brilliance
Want an innovative, dynamic workplace? Diversify! Imagination shapes experience – lack of diversity means that we’re not imagining, nor engineering, a future that includes everybody. And how can we, when engineering and computer science employees don’t reflect the diversity of the societies we live…
Seriously Social: Gender and the Pandemic
With the #metoo movement, Harvey Weinstein’s conviction and subsequent sentencing – it finally seemed that gender equality issues were gaining traction, at least in the public’s mind. But what has the COVID-19 crisis taught us about gender, diversity and the very notion of citizenship? On this…
Dinner Ladies Save the World
Join Professor Sharon Friel and senior female academics in this uplifting podcast celebrating amazing women with incredible minds discussing how to solve the world’s problems. » All episodes
2020 International Women's Day panel - climate change
Couldn’t make it to the 2020 International Women’s Day panel on 6 March? Here’s an audio recording of the discussion which focused on climate change.
VIDEO - Pamela Denoon Lecture 2020
Making First Nations women safe and strong In this lecture Antoinette Braybrook discusses how women can be supported now while reducing the rates of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. She addresses the systematic denial of rights in the constant battle with governments,…
Countering violent extremism and national plans for women, peace and security
Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the International Civil Society Action Network, spearheading the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership with member organisations active in preventing violent extremism by promoting peace, rights and pluralism in over 30…
Elizabeth Reid: transforming adversity into impact
Elizabeth Reid’s extraordinary life has traversed academia, politics and development, and she has made a lasting impact in each. A Canberra girl, vibrant and full of promise In 1960, after matriculating from Canberra High School, Elizabeth Anne Reid gained a place as a Statistics Cadet with the…