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GI NEWS
GENDER INSTITUTE FUNDING
The Gender Institute is proud to support a great variety of projects by ANU scholars and professional staff. Our first grant round for 2021 will reflect and grow gender, sexuality, feminist and intersectional research at ANU as well as offering some funding for research-led gender equity projects within the ANU community.
Projects and events that aim to influence gender-related public policy and/or include or support early career academics will be especially welcome, as will those that initiate or consolidate national and international research collaborations. We will give preference to projects with clearly described and achievable outcomes, including publications, external grant applications, reports and media outputs. Our grants aim to support both in-person and online methods of working.
For full details please visit our website. This call closes on 14 July 2021.
The application cover sheet and full project description template are available for download from the website. Applications must be submitted by email to admin.genderinstitute@anu.edu.au
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Applications for the 2022 HRC Visiting Fellowship Program – on the theme of Mobilities – are now open. Migration, asylum, tourism, transport, urban mobility, career mobility, social mobility, emotion and affect – the theme for 2022 registers the growing use of ‘mobility’ and ‘mobilities’ as key descriptive and theoretical terms in the humanities and social sciences, and offers an invitation to scholars to think about the concept in creative and interdisciplinary ways.
Please note that one of the fellowships on offer is jointly supported by the Gender Institute
Visiting Fellowship, HRC-ANU Gender Institute (with grant)
The HRC offers a dedicated HRC-ANU Gender Institute Fellowship as part of its annual round. This fellowship enables the GI to showcase and involve a visitor whose work intersects with the focus of the Institute and the nominated theme of the HRC and comes with responsibility for delivering the annual HRC/Gender Institute Distinguished Lecture on a topic to be negotiated with the HRC and the GI.
We encourage GI members to share this information with suitable candidates.
Closes: 31 July 2021.
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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The Gender, Sexuality and Culture Major and the Gender Institute are organising a one-day symposium for PhD students working in the general area of gender/feminist and queer studies across the University. The focus will be on feminist theory.
The symposium is designed to create a forum for students who would not otherwise have a chance to share work, given that gender studies students at ANU have no common postgraduate forum. At the moment, we expect to hold the symposium in person during the week starting November 15. We also plan to live stream the event so that those caught overseas can take part.
If you are interested in presenting, could you please email Professor Melinda Cooper (coordinator of the Gender, Sexuality and Culture Major) at melinda.cooper@anu.edu.au
Please note – there is no commitment at this stage, just an expression of interest
ANU EVENTS
TPR SEMINAR
Date: 12.30-1.30pm, Thursday 1 July 2021
Location: virtual event
Explorations of sovereignty provide insights into the relationships between the nation state and her people. Tonga is often heralded as the only Pacific Island to have remained "sovereign," having avoided formal colonisation. However, this sovereignty relied upon the subjugation of women and women's bodies, as well as the re-writing of Tonga's Indigenous ontologies of land.
In her thesis, Patricia (Trish) Tupou examines how Tonga's written historical canon has often misrepresented women as mere appendages to independence; as a murdered priestess, or a strategic 'giving away' of one's sister or daughter for marriage, or as only being in relationship with the land through the formalisation of land tenure via one's husband. These changes in Tonga's religious and political landscape continue to endure through the 1875 Constitution and the 1927 Land Act, both still in use today. Utilising innovative Indigenous methods such as fananga (story telling), as a vehicle to animate gendered connections to land, as well as renegotiating the tā vã (time and space) of Tongan diaspora communities Trish recasts our understanding of Tongan sovereignty and asks, what does it mean to be a Tongan sovereign woman? How and why have women and women's bodies continued to threaten the validity of Tongan sovereignty and independence? And how do embodied archives of stories challenge the erasures of colonial legacies and the mapping of this violence onto ontologies of land?
Meeting ID: 848 8625 6830 | Password: 673808
ANU/CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES
Date: 6-7pm, Thursday 8 July
Location: Manning Clark Hall auditorium, Kambri Cultural Centre
Julia Banks and Virginia Haussegger will be in conversation on Julia's new book Power Play. Breaking Through Bias, Barriers and Boys' Clubs, an honest guide for women who aspire to leadership in the workplace and in the world.
Power Play reveals the unvarnished realities of any workplace where power disparities and gender politics collide: from the unequal opportunities, casual sexism and systemic misogyny, to pressures around looks, age and family responsibilities, and the consequences of speaking out. Julia shares personal stories, practical advice, and a resounding argument for why women aren't the problem - but why more women in decision-making positions will help us find the solution.
Julia Banks has unique leadership experience spanning a career in law, the corporate business world and as a Member of the Federal Parliament of Australia. She is now the principal consultant in her own business and a public speaker in the areas of governance, workplace culture, and women in leadership.
Virginia Haussegger AM, a passionate women's advocate and communication specialist, is the former Chair and Founding Director of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation, at the University of Canberra, where she is an Adjunct Professor.
» Register now
This event is in association with Harry Hartog Bookshop and books will be available for purchase. Pre-event book signings will be available from 5.30pm, and available again after the event until 7.30pm
BOOK LAUNCH
Date: 6pm, Thursday 29 July
Location: The Street Theatre,15 Childers Street
Join Alison Booth as her novel The Painting is launched by Professor Frank Bongiorno, with Dr Lucy Neave as MC.
About The Painting: When Anika Molnar flees her home country of Hungary not long before the break-up of the Soviet Union, she carries only a small suitcase - and a beautiful and much-loved painting of an auburn-haired woman in a cobalt blue dress from her family's hidden collection. Arriving in Australia, Anika moves in with her aunt in Sydney, and the painting hangs in pride of place in her bedroom. But one day it is stolen in what seems to be a carefully planned theft, and Anika's carefree life takes a more ominous turn. Sinister secrets from her family's past and Hungary's fraught history cast suspicion over the painting's provenance, and she embarks on a gripping quest to uncover the truth.
» Please RSVP with name and phone number to rsvp@thestreet.org.au
Drinks available from the bar on arrival, The Painting available for purchase thanks to Harry Hartog
WORKSHOP
Dates: 9am, Thursday 15 July & 12.30pm, Friday 16 July
Location: virtual event
Over two days, leading academics, politicians and political staffers will come together to reflect on new research on gendered norms and practices in parliamentary institutions, look at international best practice and consider how it can be applied or adapted for the Australian context.
The workshop will combine the latest research with the experiences of those working in parliament house to develop a code of conduct that is highly practical and can make Australia a leader in gender equity once more.
» Register now
Jointly sponsored by the Australian Political Studies Association and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (ANU)
ANU NEWS
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Applications are now open for the Westpac Research Fellowship (WRF), one of Australia’s most prestigious Fellowships, valued at over $400,000 over 3 years.
The WRF supports outstanding early-career researchers whose ground-breaking work in any field of world-class standing has the potential to make a difference in one of the broad areas of technology and innovation, strengthening Australia-Asia ties or enabling positive social changes.
Fellowship recipients are chosen for their intellectual ability, leadership qualities and commitment to the community. The Fellowship is focused on the specific needs of the Research Fellows and covers each early-career researcher’s full-time salary, and professional development and global experiences.
» For further details, including eligibility criteria, please refer to the attached Funding Guidelines and Overview. Applications close on 25 August 2021. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the CASS Research Office by 23 June 2021.
RESEARCH PROJECTS & SURVEYS
ANU PhD Candidate Emma Graham is conducting research on the causes of maternity and pregnancy discrimination resulting in job loss. She is currently seeking to interview women who have lost their job as a result of such discrimination.
To be eligible to participate, you must be over the age of 18 years, identify as female, and have lost your job at some point after 1 July 2016. You must believe that the reason you lost your job was related to your pregnancy, parental or adoption leave, or responsibility for the care of a child not yet at school. Job loss is broadly defined and includes situations in which you might have resigned, been demoted, or had your employment conditions changed against your wishes.
» If you are interested in sharing your story or have any questions about participating in this
research, please contact Emma Graham at emma.graham@anu.edu.au or 0400 369 355
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Women with Disabilities ACT is conducting a community consultation survey of ACT women, girls, non-binary and feminine identifying people with disabilities (hereafter referred to as women*) to learn more about the gendered impacts of COVID-19.
The survey attempts to capture the immense diversity of women* with disabilities, and properly understand how this diversity has shaped personal experiences of COVID-19.
Data will be used to identify actions that can be implemented systemically to address the needs and rights of women* with disabilities in COVID-19 responses and recovery plans.
» Participate
RESOURCES
The Australian Human Rights Institute UNSW and The George Institute for Global Health have developed the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Implementation Map on women’s health.
The author of the report, Dr Janani Shanthosh was joined by Natasha Stott Despoja AO for the launch along with Audrey Lee, International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific and Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo, Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission.
In practical terms, the recently released CEDAW Implementation Map is a data-driven analysis tool spearheading tangible change for women in the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, it ‘measures the implementation of UN CEDAW Committee recommendations on health by governments in the Asia-Pacific region … by collating all health-related recommendations and determining the nature, scope and extent of their implementation, as reported by participating governments.’
» The report can be found here and a recording of the panel discussion here.
The ANU 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 respects 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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Calls | Opportunities
Call for Presentations - Women in Asia Conference 2021: Fashioning Gender in Asia
Inviting presentations on how gender, sexuality and bodies; objects, culture and memory; citizenship, geography and economy, and technology, media and mobility intersect and entwine in the very fabric of gendered personhoods in/of Asia. Closes: 30 June 2021.
This competition will award a young woman or non-binary person with an all-expenses-paid trip to Canberra to rub shoulders with Canberra’s politicians and CEOs, undertake leadership training, advocate on key issues, tour Parliament and more. Closes: 23 July 2021.
Audrey Fagan Young Women’s Enrichment Grants
Enrichment Grants provide young women aged 12 to 18 years with an opportunity to receive support to develop a project that will assist them to achieve their goals. Funding can contribute to costs such as equipment, forums, courses, and travel expenses to activities. Closes: 26 July 2021.
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NTEU Carolyn Allport Scholarship
Available for any student undertaking postgraduate feminist studies, by research, in any discipline, awarding $5,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years to the successful applicant. Closes: 30 July 2021.
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Edna Ryan Awards 2021
Do you know an individual or a group making a feminist difference? The EDNAs are awards for women - the battlers and the unsung heroines who show commitment and determination. These awards recognise women whose activity advances the status of women. Closes: 31 July 2021.
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This PhD scholarship at Macquarie University will support a PhD focused on one or a combination of the following topics: gender bias in careers; epistemic injustice; the ethics of cumulative harm. Closes: 31 July 2021.
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Run by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, this award honours excellence in scholarship in one or more fields of the social sciences. Closes: 31 August 2021.
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Call for Papers: Conceptualisations of Violence, Australian Feminist Law Journal
Seeking to challenge and expand on prevailing legal conceptualisations of ‘violence’, with a focus on innovative scholarship that develops concepts such as structural violence, speech as violence, spiritual violence, and technological violence, as well as that complicates the legal categorisation of related concepts such as abuse, harm, and exploitation. Closes: 15 November 2021.
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Events*
Birth Time: The Documentary
Maternal Health Matters Inc. is hosting a special, one-time screening of the film Birth Time: The Documentary, which explores how more women could emerge from their births physically well and emotionally safe.
Date: 4pm, 3 July
Location: Palace Electric Cinema, 2 Phillip Law Street
Tickets: Demand Film
Women’s voices changing public discussion on climate change
Featuring Dr Rebecca Huntley (author, How to talk about climate change in a way that makes a difference), Dr Jonica Newby (author, Beyond climate grief: a journey of love, snow, fire and an enchanted beer can) and Dr Angela Maharaj (climate scientist and President, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society).
Date: 12-1.15pm, 6 July
Location: virtual event
Registration: Trybooking
Feminist Foreign Policy with Margot Wallström
In the new book The Nordic Edge, Wallström tells the story of how she initiated and led the introduction of Sweden’s feminist foreign policy, including its adoption into the UN Security Council.
Date: 6pm, 7 July
Location: virtual event
Registration: Zoom
2021 She Leads Conference: Power - Have it. Own it. Challenge it.
For women at all stages of their career to inspire and equip them to build leadership skills, share stories, and grow their capacity to thrive in their community or workplace while supporting other women.
Date: 23 July
Location: Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU
Tickets: YWCA Canberra website
EMILY's List Australia Oration - Balancing the voice of power: Being heard and igniting change in the time of Trump
A special virtual event with EMILYs List USA featuring an address by Emily Cain, Executive Director and a panel discussion with Louisa Farley, Deputy Executive Director, Johanna Silva Waki, VP Training and Community Engagement and Tonya Williams, Strategic Communication Director.
Date: 10am-12pm, 24 July
Location: Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU & online
Tickets: Trybooking
* Events are held in a variety of locations - please make sure to account for different time zones
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Articles | Reports
The cost of equal parenting
An overwhelming majority of Australians want parenting to be divided equally between couples, but when it comes to parental leave, it’s not that simple.
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Australian Deployed Women
Australian deployed women are excelling in a multitude of ways and the importance of their contribution to peace and security operations should not be underestimated. This report by The University of Queensland examines deployment experiences from the perspective of women, and cross references them with the accounts of men.
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