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SEMINAR 
Event date: 12.30-1.30pm, 30 October 2019
Event venue: Seminar Room 3, Crawford School of Public Policy, 132 Lennox Crossing, ANU
Can having access to bank accounts, participating in financial literacy training and receiving SMS reminders increase savings and empower women to have a greater say in household finances? This seminar will discuss one of the first large-scale randomised control trials in the Pacific, in partnership with the Bank of Papua New Guinea. The results draw into question the value of efforts around the developing world to 'bank the unbanked'.
Christopher Hoy is a final year PhD student in economics at Crawford School of Public Policy. He has more than a decade of experience in the international development sector as an economist, including with the Overseas Development Institute, UNICEF Uganda, the Australian aid program and the Australian Treasury.
Please register for the event via this link.
This seminar is run by Development Policy Centre, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
 SEMINAR
Event date: 3.00-4.00pm, 30 October
Event venue: Seminar Room 1.13, Coombs Extension Building, ANU
The collapse of the Japanese colonial regime and the Cold War caused the massive movement of people. Many Koreans in Japan tried to return to the Korean peninsula, but over 600,000 were still in Japan when the Korean War broke out in 1950. Those people are known as Zainichi. Over 93,000 of them including 6,000 Japanese women, who had married Korean men during the colonial period, repatriated from Japan to North Korea between 1959 and 1984. After several decades, some of them and their children escaped and returned to South Korea and Japan. They are known as repatriated Zainichi ‘North Korean Migrants (returnees).’
This seminar examines the family histories of repatriated Zainichi ‘North Korean Migrants’ (returnees) in East Asia history. I consider East Asia as space shaped by crosscutting postcolonial history and bipolar history (Cold War history) after the end of WWII.
Joowhee Lee is a doctoral candidate in Pacific and Asian History, ANU School of Culture, History and Languages.
This PhD Seminar is hosted by the School of Culture, History and Languages, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
2019 FUTURE OF THE HUMANITIES LECTURE
Event date: 5.30-7.00pm, 6 November 2019
Event venue: Theatrette (2.02), Sir Roland Wilson Building, 120 McCoy Circuit, ANU
It is often suggested that Islam needs a reformation, especially in the face of extremism and the lack of social and political liberalisation in Muslim societies. The call for reform is propagated by critics of Islam who view the religion and its adherents as incapable of embracing change and responding to the demands of modern challenges. The rhetoric has completely ignored the dynamics and nuances of Muslim societies and the vibrant debates taking place within them. This lecture deals with the myths and realities of reform in Islam and Muslim societies. It discusses the notions of tradition, change and spirituality, drawing from various parts of the Muslim ‘World’.
Please register for the event via this link
Raihan Ismail is an ARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, ANU. She was the co-recipient of the Max Crawford Medal in 2018, awarded by the Australian Academy of the Humanities for 'outstanding achievement in the humanities by an early-career scholar'. Her research includes Islam, Political Islam, Sunni-Shi'a relations, women in Islam, and Middle East politics. She is the author of Saudi Clerics and Shia Islam, published by Oxford University Press in 2016.
This event is hosted by the Humanities Research Centre, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES SEMINAR SERIES 2018-2019
Event date: 5.00-6.30pm, 7 November 2019
Event venue: APCD Boardroom, Level 2, Hedley Bull Building, ANU
In the 1940s, E.H. Carr argued that the economic and security dimensions of policymaking ought to be studied in a more integrated way, and yet a persistent and artificial divide remains, both in scholarship and policy practice. One fruitful way to straddle the economic-security divide is through the lens of development. Economic development, particularly in the form of investment in developing country infrastructure, is increasingly viewed as both a source of regime and national security for developing countries and as a vital source of power and influence for international lending states. The participants in this research-practice roundtable will reflect on how they have approached issues of infrastructure-based development in their research and practice. They will consider the securitisation of development, why infrastructure serves as the linchpin between economic development and security, how international lenders navigate the physical securing of infrastructure, and how the financing of infrastructure-based development has evolved over the past three decades.
Priyanka Sunder has worked for many years at the intersection of economic development, infrastructure and finance in various roles across government, international development NGOs and investment banks. Her research examines the empirical impact of different types of aid on poverty in recipient countries.
This research seminar is the ninth of the Women in International Security: Theory and Practice’ Seminar Series 2018-19, jointly sponsored by the ANU Gender Institute and the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. Consisting of research, career development, and policy dialogue seminars, this series showcases the work of prominent women in the fields of international security. For more information, contact the Series Convenor, Professor Evelyn Goh evelyn.goh@anu.edu.au.
SEMINAR 
Event date: 9.30-11.00am, 8 November 2019
Event venue: Acton Theatre Level 1, JG Crawford Building #132, Lennox Crossing, ANU
This paper examines the horizontal equity of Australia’s system of family payment for newborns. Using microsimulation modelling this research illustrates the higher levels of disposable household income that can be achieved by mothers eligible for Parental Leave Pay (PLP) compared to almost identical ineligible mothers. Under 2017-18 policy settings eligible mothers with private incomes between zero and $90,000 in the year following birth are able to achieve disposable incomes more than $5,000 greater, on average, relative to otherwise similar ineligible mothers. This income disparity amounts to 10-19% of the private income of ineligible mothers with private incomes under $47,000.
The simulations demonstrate how recent reforms to family payments for newborns that reduced the generosity of maternity payments have made the extent of the horizontal inequity associated with PLP far more pronounced than it was at the time of its introduction in January 2011. The paper concludes with a discussion of whether the horizontal inequity that is inherent in a payment with eligibility determined by pre-birth employment, funded by taxpayers rather than the contributions of recipients, can be justified given PLP’s policy objectives.
Matthew Taylor is a PhD candidate in the Crawford School of Public Policy.
The seminar is run by the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
WORKSHOP 
Event date: 12.00-4.00pm, 12 November 2019
Event venue: Lady Wilson Room, Sir Roland Wilson Building, 120 McCoy Circuit, ANU
A Critical Feminist Arts/Research Workshop Series (and zine!) brought to you by Dr Ashleigh Watson, Dr Laura Rodriguez Castro, and Samantha Trayhurn.
In this workshop, we explore ways of practically extending critical and feminist social research with art – specifically photography, sociological fiction and zine making. These arts practices are valuable for opening up how we critically explore, analyse, collaborate on, and share experiences and understandings of the social world.
The workshop will involve talks on participatory visual methods, sociological fiction, and zine making. Following these talks is a practical workshop, where participants will collaboratively experiment with each of these methods to explore themes of affect, knowledge, and embodiment. We will produce a zine on the day, a ‘curated sociology’ of photography, research writing and fiction interventions, to be published with Frances St Press.
This workshop will be suitable for Honours, Masters and PhD students, and established social researchers interested in a practical introduction to these arts/research methods. Participants do not need prior experience in these practices – just enthusiasm!
This event is now full. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please contact: nicole.molyneux@anu.edu.au
This event is run by the School of Sociology with funding provided by the Gender Institute
SEMINAR 
Event date: 11.30-12.00pm, 12 November 2019
Event venue: Jean Martin Room, Beryl Rawson Bldg #13, Ellery Circuit, ANU
The expansion in education in Australia, particularly for women, is one of the most significant social changes of the last five decades. The relationship between education and fertility has been widely studied, and increases in higher education for women are consistently associated with lower fertility. Given the close link between education and fertility, this paper questions what effect the changing educational profile of Australian women has had on overall fertility trends.
We conclude that despite tertiary education becoming much more common, fertility within this group remains lower than other education groups. While other countries have seen a narrowing of the gap in fertility rates between education groups, this pattern is not found in Australia.
Associate Professor Edith Gray is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the School of Demography in the ANU's Research School of Social Sciences. She has led a number of research projects in the area of family demography and is currently involved in three international research collaborations: the Generations and Gender Project; Family dynamics, fertility choices and family policy; and Inequality of first family formation.
Associate Professor Ann Evans is currently a Senior Fellow in the School of Demography and Associate Dean (Research) in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Ann’s primary research interest lies in the area of inequality and family demography, and she undertakes research in the following areas: cohabitation and marriage, relationship formation and dissolution, fertility and contraception, young motherhood and migrant settlement and family formation.
This event is run by the School of Demography, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
SEMINAR 
Event date: 12.30-2.00pm, 13 November 2019
Event venue: McDonald Room, Menzies Library, 2 McDonald Place, ANU
This study examines whether the adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies is affected by the intra-household gender dynamics between a husband and wife, using a 3-year panel dataset of more than 300 coffee and cocoa-farming households in Lampung, Indonesia. It investigates the household members’ off-farm labor participation, off-farm income, and formal education.
The results indicate that off-farm labor participation increases the propensity that a household adopts sustainable agricultural techniques. The study also finds that women are more concerned about the environmental issues whereas the men are more focused on productivity. The wife’s level of education, income, and participation in formal work increased her decision-making power within the household, hence the increased adoption rate even in the cases when the wife is not a full-time farmer. This gendered approach provides important insights into natural resource planning and management in rural agricultural communities.
Dr Ayu Pratiwi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Economics, Turku University, Finland.
This event is hosted by the ANU Indonesia Project and the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy
GOLDSMITH LECTURE
Event date: 5.30-7.00pm, 13 November 2019
Event venue: Haydon Allen Tank Building #23 ANU
Despite the significant advances that women have made in terms of reversing the gender gap in education, labor market attachment, and representation in professional spheres, gender gaps in the labor market remain remarkably persistent. In this lecture, I will provide an overview of active areas of research (in economics) exploring the factors that contribute to the remaining disparities. These include recent work on gender differences in psychological attributes, the challenges that women face in achieving work-family balance especially in certain work environments, and the role of gender norms. I will also address the role of public policies and firm practices in addressing these gaps and discuss recent findings on the effectiveness and potential trade-offs of some major policy initiatives such as maternity and paternity leave, childcare subsidies, and gender quotas.
Jessica Pan is an Associate Professor of Economics at the National University of Singapore and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). Jessica is an applied micro-economist, with research interests in labor economics, gender, education, and immigration. Her current projects examine gender differences in labor market and educational outcomes, focusing on under-explored determinants such as gender norms, culture, taste discrimination, as well as gender differences in behavioral traits (such as the willingness to negotiate, risk aversion, and response to competitive pressure). H
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Light refreshment will be served after the lecture
This event is hosted by the Research School of Economics, College of Business and Economics
SEMINAR
Event date: 6.00-8.00pm, 13 November 2019
Event venue: Theatrette (2.02), Sir Roland Wilson Building (120), McCoy Circuit, ANU
The Australian Studies Institute and PwC are pleased to present as part of their Inspiring Women Reflect series the Hon Dame Annette King, New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia, in conversation with the Hon Ros Kelly AO.
HON DAME ANNETTE KING commenced duties as the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia in December 2018. Prior to taking up this position, she served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011 and from 2014 until 2017. She was a Senior Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand and was the MP for the Rongotai electorate in Wellington from 1996 to 2017.
HON ROS KELLY AO has worked across the political, private and not for profit sectors. Ros was a member of the Australian Government for 16 years serving as a Minister in a number of portfolios. She was the first woman ALP cabinet minister in the House of Representatives. After leaving politics, Ros worked at the interface between mining and the environment. Ros currently serves as an advisor to Women On Boards UK and as a Commissioner of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Chair of the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation. Ros was made an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia in 2004 for services to the environment, mining, women's health and the Australian Parliament.
Please register for the event here
This event is co-hosted by the ANU Australian Studies Institute and ANU Gender Institute, in partnership with PwC.
PANEL 
Event date: 5.30-7.30pm, 13 November 2019
Event venue: Sir Roland Wilson Building, Building #120, McCoy Circuit, ANU
The aim of this panel to discuss the issues of sexuality and gender identity claims for protection, compare situations for LGBTIQA+ people seeking asylum and refugees in the US, Australia and Europe and raise awareness of the general public on the cause and solutions.
Confirmed speakers include Eithne Luibheid (University of Arizona), Lilith Raza (Queer Refugees Deutschland) and Renee Dixson. More speakers to be announced soon.
This is a free panel discussion that will precede the Queer Displacements conference (https://hrc.cass.anu.edu.au/events/queer-displacements-sexuality-migration-exile).
This event is run by the ANU Humanities Research Centre and is sponsored by the Freilich Project at ANU.
 CONFERENCE
Event date: 14-15 November 2019
Event venue: Sir Roland Wilson Building, Building #120, McCoy Circuit, ANU
Questions of sexuality and refugee or migration status remain on the margins of queer and refugee movements, policy and support services.
The first of its kind in Australia, this conference aims to bring together academics, practitioners and LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum and refugees to discuss pertinent issues of queer forced displacement and foster dialogue between official and unofficial groups invested in research and practice for coordinated solutions and better support of affected populations.
Queer people with the lived experience of seeking asylum are especially encouraged to apply.
This conference is committed to putting the lived experience of queer asylum at the centre of the conversation. Please consider supporting LGBTIQ+ people from refugee backgrounds to attend the conference: https://chuffed.org/project/queer-displacements
This conference is supported by the Humanities Research Centre, ANU College of Arts and Social Science. It is co-funded by the ACT Government Office for LGBTIQ+ Affairs and the Gender Institute
IN CONVERSATION
Event date: 6.00-7.00pm, 26 November 2019
Event venue: 2.02 Sir Rowland Wilson Building,120 McCoy Circuit, ANU
What was it like to be involved in the heady days of ‘second wave’ feminism in Australia, when the role of women at home and at work changed decisively? Iola Mathews was one of the founders of the Women’s Electoral Lobby, a journalist at The Age, and later a leading ACTU advocate for women workers during the ‘Accord’ with the Hawke-Keating Government. She was one of the first generation of women trying to ‘have it all’ with a career and children.
In this honest and revealing memoir, she takes us inside the day-to-day groundwork required to bring about reforms in areas like affirmative action, equal pay, superannuation, childcare, parental leave and work-family issues. This is an important record of a pivotal time for women in Australia’s history. Iola brings wisdom and experience to it, reflecting on where we are today, with suggestions for further reform. It’s a vital source for policy makers and all those interested in women, work and families.
This event is hosted by The ANU School of History, The ANU Gender Institute and The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (Canberra Region Branch)
FORUM
Event date: 7.30am-5.00pm, 26 November 2019
Event venue: Crawford Conference Rooms, #132 Crawford Building, Lennox Crossing, ANU
Women for Election Australia (WFEA) and the ANU are partnering to bring to you a uniquely non-partisan forum about politics. This is a must-attend event if you are a woman running for office, managing a campaign or wanting to understand more about politics.
The Forum is tailored not only to meet the very specific challenges that women face but also builds unique skills needed to run for a national, regional or local government election or manage a campaign. The highly practical program will ensure that women have key tools and techniques to execute their campaign and be the best candidate they can be. Read the Forum Program here.
Please register for the event here.
SPEAKERS
- Sen. Jane Hume
- Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young
- Lexi Sekuless
- Ruth McGowan, author of
Get Elected
- Catherine McGrath
- Dr John Hewson
This event is run by Women for Election Australia and the Australian National University
APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING 
The ANU Freilich Project offers up to three grants of $5000 each to emerging scholars as part of its Early Career Research Small Grants Scheme. Applications for the 2019 round (for activities to be undertaken in 2020) are now being accepted.
Funding is to be used to assist research into the causes, the histories and the effects of ethnic, cultural, religious and sexual bigotry and animosity too explore how such intolerance can be combatted, and co-existence promoted.
Grants are open to researchers from all disciplines and can be used to assist research in a number of ways, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Travel (archive work, field work)
- Conference Attendance
- Research assistance
- Administrative assistance
- Equipment
- Child care costs
- Teaching relief
For more information on funding please check out their website.
SEMINAR 
Event date: 12.30-4.00pmpm, 4 December 2019
Event Venue: McDonald Room, Menzies Library, 2 McDonald Place, ANU
Indonesia has recorded a worsening HIV epidemic among key populations (those most at risk of being affected by the virus), in particular among young men who have sex with men (MSM) in large metropolitan centers for migration and employment (Jakarta and Bali). Despite increased access to HIV testing and medication through local clinics, a recent Lancet study suggests that approximately 24 per cent of people who test positive do not continue on to a consistent treatment regime. Given that HIV is a virus that requires ongoing medication and (in some cases) complex medical care, this represents a major cause for concern.
Based on an ANU Indonesia Project grant (2018), this research investigated young men’s access to HIV care in Jakarta. It found that recent legal regulations and political rhetoric related to gender and sexual norms are major barriers to addressing Indonesia’s HIV epidemic. Despite this, a strong commitment from a skilled cohort of medical professionals at the local level, combined with investment in the healthcare system (especially through Universal Health Care system, BPJS), has provided the infrastructure for a comprehensive and inclusive response.
Dr Benjamin Hegarty is a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow in Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Melbourne. His expertise combines ethnographic and historical methods with critical theory to investigate how gender and sexuality are implicated in transnational processes. His collaborative research efforts with Indonesian critical public health scholars and physicians in the area of HIV/AIDS have been funded by a number of competitive grants.
This event is hosted by the ANU Indonesia Project
LECTURE 
Event date: 5.30pm, 5 December 2019
Event Venue: Lecture Theatre, Australian Centre on China in the World, Building 188, Fellows Lane, ANU
This lecture draws on interviews conducted with staff and students who have made complaints within universities that relate to unfair, unjust or unequal working conditions and to abuses of power such as bullying and harassment. Making a complaint requires becoming an institutional mechanic: you have to work out how to get a complaint through the system. It is because of the difficulty of getting through that complaints often end up being about the system. The lecture considers how complaints are often 'managed' by institutions in order to limit damage or to avoid a crisis. These institutional tactics for managing complaints can be understood as forms of bullying and harassment. The lecture explores the significance of how complaints happen behind closed doors and shows how doors are often closed even when they appear to be opened.
Sara Ahmed is an independent feminist scholar and writer. Her new book What's the Use? On the Uses of Use is forthcoming with Duke University Press in 2019. Her recent publications include Living a Feminist Life (2017), Willful Subjects (2014), On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life (2012) and The Promise of Happiness (2010). She also blogs at www.feministkilljoys.com.
This talk is a keynote lecture as part of the HRC's Annual Conference, 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Crisis: Social, Environmental, Institutional', being held at the ANU 5-6 December. This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Gender Institute acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Australians and traditional custodians of the lands upon which we live, meet and work. We pay our respect to their elders past and present as well as emerging leaders and celebrate their expansive and ongoing contributions to the ANU and the Institute. We thank them for their continued hospitality on country.
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Events
Serving in Silence 🏳️🌈
Brought to you by the Serving in Silence Project, this exhibition highlights the role of the LGBTIQA+ people in Australia’s military since World War II. With its stories of prejudice, resilience and resistance it reveals a history too long overlooked.
Event date: 24 October-16 December
Venue: Civic Library, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra
Dangerous and Persuasive Females Webinar: Finding Forgotten Australian Faces
Australia has a history rich with fearless and influential women, many of whom have names, faces and accomplishments that have been obscured with time. In this session take a look at some collection highlights and learn how to unearth resources and collection materials that document the lives of some of our matriarchs, shameless rabble-rousers and other notorious ladies.
Event date: 1.00-2.00pm, 30 October
Venue: online webinar
Registration: online
Stories from the Yarning Circle: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s War Art
To mark the 99th anniversary of Aboriginal servicewoman Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s (Kath Walker) birth, join the Indigenous curator for a behind-the-scenes talk to view works of art by female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and to learn about the contribution these women have made to our understanding of Indigenous experience of war and its enduring impact.
Event date: 12.30-1.30pm, 31 October
Venue: Australian War Memorial, Treloar Cresent, Campbell ACT
Tuggers Pride Panel: Queer Asian Australian Creatives 🏳️🌈
What does it mean to be both LGBTIQ+ and Asian in Australia? How can these identities intersect in arts practice? Come and hear contemporary creatives explore and unpack these intersections in their work, on a panel hosted as part of TuggersPRIDE. Author and editor Benjamin Law, musician Shoeb Ahmad, and writer Sanna Wei discuss these questions and more in a special panel event facilitated by Canberran community organiser Yen Eriksen.
Event date: 3.00-5.00pm, 3 November
Venue: The Hunting Lodge, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed Street, Greenway, Canberra
Tickets: online
Women's Action Alliance Canberra Meeting: Pornography and Porn Culture
This session will examine pornography, porn culture, and the porn industry. How did we get here? Why has pornography become normalised? What is it doing to sex and sexuality? How does it affect us as a woman, and as women? We will conduct and analysis of porn culture, and interrogate porn as an expression of patriarchy.
Event date: 6.00-8.00pm, 4 November
Venue: Canberry Room, Crawford School of Public Policy, Lennox Crossing, ANU
Registration: online
Collecting Biographies: Australian Colonial Women
Join the National Library of Australia to hear from Professor Melanie Nolan, Director of the National Centre of Biography, for an event showcasing the recent initiative by the Australian Dictionary of Biography to commission articles for over 1500 Australian women of the colonial period.
Event date: 12.00pm, 6 November
Venue: Conference Room, National Library of Australia, Parkes Place W, Parkes, ACT
Registration: online
Raising the Flag: Pride Pieces Workshop 🏳️🌈
Raising the Flag: Pride Pieces is a new mixed media artwork by local LGBTIQ+ artists Jane Duong and Victoria Firth-Smith. Experience the installation and create your own personal pride flag during this artist-led hands-on workshop.
Event date: 2.00-4.00pm, 9 November
Venue: Civic Library, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra
Tickets: online
Tarana Burke & Tracey Spicer - #MeToo Movement: Women changing the world'
Tarana Burke & Tracey Spicer are the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize recipients. The Me Too movement was chosen from over 200 nominations from across Australia and has changed the way we understand and talk about sexual harassment and violence, by highlighting the breadth and impact of sexual harassment and violence around the world, in homes, public spaces, and workplaces.
Event date: 11.30am-1.30pm, 13 November
Venue: National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT
Registration: online
Tuggerspride: Tina Talk - In Conversation with Nic Holas 🏳️🌈
Nic Holas is an activist, writer, and co-founder of The Institute of Many (TIM), an advocacy platform and grassroots movement for People Living with HIV. In conversation with Ginger Gorman – the investigative journalist with heart, Holas will discuss ice use amongst men who have sex with men, particularly men living with HIV, and the development of TIM’s Turning Tina harm minimisation resource.
Event date: 6.00pm, 13 November
Venue: The Hunting Lodge, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed Street, Greenway, Canberra
Tickets: online
Celebrating Canberra’s LGBTIQ Mentors and Champions 🏳️🌈
Canberra has a rich and diverse tapestry of talent within the LGBTIQ community. Join us to hear from a panel of LGBTIQ mentors, students and champions from many walks of life. Learn how you can help the next generation of LGBTIQ people starting their careers or how you can link with an experienced LGBTIQ mentor to kick goals in your professional and personal life.
Event date: 13 November
Venue: PwC Canberra, 28 Sydney Avenue, ACT
Register: online
Acting Out: Canberra’s Very Queer History 🏳️🌈
Join us in reflecting on the 50th anniversary of LGBTIQ+ activism and reform in Canberra at the launch of ACTing Out, a new book on Canberra’s queer history by Graham Willett. This is a time to celebrate how far we’ve come as a city, but more importantly to look to the future and how we will continue to advance LGBTIQ+ equality and support our diverse community. There is so much to be proud of, but much more work to do.
Event date: 6.00pm, 14 November
Venue: Harry Hartog Booksellers, 153-11 University Avenue, ANU
Literary Lounge: Writing Queer History 🏳️🌈
Join historian Graham Willett, author of Canberra’s LGBTI history Acting Out, in conversation with Nigel Featherstone, author of Bodies of Men, discussing queer history in both fiction and non-fiction. The night will also feature a poetry performance by local poet Sandra Renew and a special appearance of Marie Antoinette.
Event date: 6.00-8.00pm, 19 November
Venue: The Hunting Lodge, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed Street, Greenway, Canberra
Tickets: online
Revisiting the Revolution: Public Forum
The Whitlam Institute warmly invites you to “Revisiting the Revolution – Building on the Legacy of the Women’s Movement and the Whitlam Government”. The program is designed to generate discussions on the legacy of the Whitlam Government regarding women’s rights, and the lessons that can be drawn from that legacy today. As well as women who were at the vanguard of the women’s movement in Australia, the forum will include current and emerging female leaders.
Event date: 9.00am-5.00pm, 25 November
Venue: Old Parliament House 18 King George Terrace Parkes, ACT
Registration: online
Strong Female Lead
This show highlights the talented women of Canberra. It’s a place for our songs, our stories and our creative soul with an amazing range of comedians, musicians and actors. All proceeds raised by this event go to YWCA Canberra who have a strong history of to improve outcomes for women, girls and their families and communities in the ACT.
Event date: 7.00-9.00pm, 28 November
Venue: Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Canberra
Better Together 2020 | National LGBTIQ+ Conference 🏳️🌈
The Equality Project is a new, national organisation bringing together LGBTIQ+ people with our allies across the social justice movement, to advocate for a better, more just, and fairer society for all. Better Together is a space for our voices to be heard; a place where we can learn from each other, work together, build bridges and find ways to unite our communities to achieve our goals. The conference aims to explore current issues facing the LGBTIQ+ movement, bringing together voices from indigenous communities, people with a disability, the Deaf community, as well as multicultural and multi-faith communities.
Event date: 10-11 January
Venue: Williamstown Town Hall, Williamstown, Victoria
Online: tickets
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Calls for Submissions | Prizes
Interrogating the Politics, Ethics, and Practices of Reproduction from Feminist and Intersectional Perspectives
This interdisciplinary workshop (13-15 May 2020) at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, aims at analysing the concept of reproductive rights and the politics, ethics, and practices of reproduction from a critical perspective which is informed by feminist and intersectional perspectives. Deadline 31 October 2019.
2020 Women, Peace and Security Conference
In recognition of the 40th anniversary of CEDAW, the 25th anniversary of Beijing, and the 20th anniversary of Resolution 1325, this international conference of scholars and activists will evaluate the ways in which we understand and can respond to gendered forms of vulnerability and precarity today. Deadline 1 November 2019.
Lilith - A Feminist History Journal
Lilith is seeking short historiographical and methodological pieces for its upcoming issue. In addition to original pieces of research, Lilith is seeking book reviews relating to Australian women's history. Deadline 25 November 2019.
Australian Lesbian & Gay Archives (ALGA) Honours Thesis Prize
For many years now the ALGA has offered a prize for the best fourth-year thesis submitted at Australian University in the field of LGBTIQ studies. The thesis may be in any discipline and must have as its major concern some aspect of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and/or queer experience, contemporary or historical, in Australia. Work submitted at an overseas university that meets this criterion will be accepted for consideration. Deadline 30 November 2019.
The 2020 Dan David Prize
The Dan David Prize is an international initiative, endowed by the Dan David Foundation offering three prizes annually of US$1,000,000 awarded annually in selected fields. One prize in 2020 will be awarded to an outstanding individual or organization whose achievements are making a significant impact in the ongoing complex, multifaceted struggle for gender equality . Deadline 30 November 2019.
2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender Studies and the Status of Women
The aim of this conference is to create an international forum for debate and exchange on the main challenges facing women in today’s society and to reflect on the ways in which we can, individually and collectively, propose solutions to these problems. Women Being builds upon this momentum by providing a ‘loudspeaker’ for academics, civil servants, researchers, social activists, and journalists to make their voices heard on the main challenges that women are currently facing. Deadline 30 November.
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The 2021 Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship
The University of Chicago Press and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society are pleased to announce the competition for the 2021 Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship. Awarded biennially, eligible Feminist scholars must be in the early years of their careers (fewer than seven years since receipt of the terminal degree). Deadline 1 March 2020.
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Job Opportunities
Research Assistant, University of Canberra
The University of Canberra invites application from experienced research assistants to conduct literature searches and write literature reviews/reports that will be used as part of an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research funded project on 'Gender equitable agricultural extensions through institutions and youth engagement in Papua New Guinea.' This work will be completed by the 20th of December 2019.
Research Assistant, University of Canberra
The University of Canberra invites application from experienced research assistants to conduct literature searches and write literature reviews/reports that will be used as part of an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research funded project on 'Improving agricultural development opportunities for female smallholders in rural Solomon Islands.' This work will be completed by the 20th of December 2019.
Assistant or Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies, Mississippi University of Women
Mississippi University for Women invites applications for a tenure-track position in English and Women’s and Gender Studies at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, depending on current rank and experience, beginning mid-August 2020. The successful candidate will demonstrate the qualifications and enthusiasm to teach a broad range of literature, writing, and women’s and gender studies courses in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy with majors in English, Spanish, and Women’s Studies, and minors in Philosophy and Religious Studies. We are an interdisciplinary faculty, and we seek a colleague to help us expand and diversify our programs and course offerings.
Assistant Professor, University of Columbia
The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University invites applications from an interdisciplinary scholar with a specialization in feminist/ intersectional science and technology studies, emphasizing race and ethnic studies. Deadline 30 October 2019.
Feminist Theory Tenure Track Open Rank Professor
The Department of English, UCLA, invites applications for a faculty position in feminist theory. Areas of particular interest include but are not limited to: intersectionality; global comparatist and postcolonial approaches; biopolitics; affect and sensation studies; psychoanalysis; new materialisms; queer and trans; and critical race theory. Deadline 17 November 2019.
PhD Studentships in Gender and Otherness in the Humanities, Open University
Applicants are invited to propose a research project which relates to any area of gender and/or otherness in the humanities, but preference will be given to those working on topics that can be supervised by a team from The Open University Research Centre for Gender and Otherness in the Humanities.
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (GSWS), William and Mary
The Department of Sociology and GSWS program seeks applications for a jointly appointed tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in global labor and gender. We are particularly interested in candidates with specialization in law and justice as well as research and teaching in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies. Possible areas of expertise could include: transnational flows of labor and gender, gender and work, sex work, intersectional approaches to labor, transnational feminist organizing, informal or criminalized labor, and the politics of domestic work. Deadline 1 November 2019.
Visiting Assistant Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies, Clark University
The Women’s and Gender Studies [WGS] Program at Clark University seeks to fill a full-time, Visiting Assistant Professor position starting in August 2020. It is anticipated that this position to be annually renewed for up to three years. Candidates must have their PhD in hand by August 2020. Deadline 1 February 2020.
Assistant Professor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality (GWS) Studies, Appalachian State University
The successful candidate will teach three courses per semester for the GWS program, maintain an active research profile, and serve the GWS program, IDS department, college, and/or university. We have a particular interest in developing a Transgender Studies component of our LGBT Studies coursework and minor, should the successful candidate have strengths and interests in that area.
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Reports | News | Articles
Gender and the Research Workforce report
'The ARC released its Gender and the Research Workforce report on Thursday, 10 October 2019... The key statistic out of this report is that the ratio of men to women in the research workforce was 56:44 in 2018—this is a small incremental improvement on the ratio of 57:43 in 2015. The report also shows that the proportion of male and female researchers varies greatly between research disciplines. Female researchers outnumber males in just five of the disciplines out of the twenty-two measured by the report.' (Source: The Australian Research Council)
The blueprint for gender equality strategy
'The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released Australia’s most comprehensive Gender Equality Strategy Toolkit (GES Toolkit). The GES Toolkit will allow Australian businesses to measure their current level of engagement with workplace gender equality. It provides a blueprint for the development and implementation of gender equality strategies in workplaces.' (Souce: Workplace Gender Equality Agency)
How the media is sexist towards women political leaders
Women politicians have long experienced sexist coverage from the media. Reflecting from her personal stories and her doctoral research, political scientist Blair Williams examines five key gendered tropes used by the media. (Souce: TEDx Talks)
Pushing for reforms: The feminist battles of Iola Mathews
'As far as feminist trailblazers go, there are few as remarkable as Iola Mathews. One of the founders of the Women’s Electoral Lobby, a journalist at The Age, and later a leading ACTU advocate for women workers during the ‘Accord’ with the Hawke-Keating Government, Mathews was at the forefront of the battles for women's rights that so many now take for granted.' (Source: The BroadAgenda Blog)
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