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GENDER INSTITUTE 2022 SIGNATURE EVENT
CALL FOR PAPERS
Research that helps us understand and overcome the lack of gender diversity in politics is dominated by studies from Euro-America. This two-day workshop aims to turn this production of knowledge on its head, centring scholarship about gender and politics from Asia and the Pacific to rethink the certainties as to what is known, the theoretical and conceptual tools we use, and the research directions we pursue. The aim is to advance the field of gender and politics internationally, while also distilling key lessons that can help address the underrepresentation of Australians from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in politics at all levels, particularly ‘Women of Colour’.
Call for papers (research): Abstracts are invited of up to 150 words on the general workshop theme. We encourage research papers and theoretical interventions on women’s political leadership from Asia, Pacific and Australia.
Call for participants (praxis): Expressions of interest are invited from organisations, agencies and departments who seek the promotion of political leadership by women, non-binary people and ‘people of colour’ as an objective, or core mission. Representatives will have the opportunity to discuss the work they do, their future objectives and research priorities.
Abstracts are due 15 October 2021, and can be sent to tanya.jakimow@anu.edu.au
A limited number of bursaries are available for PhD students, ECRs and casual academics based in Australia to facilitate in-person participation. Please indicate if you would like to considered for a bursary.
Supported by the ANU Gender Institute; The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, ANU; the ANU School of Culture, History and Languages, College of Asia and the Pacific
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GI EVENTS
WEBINAR | DIALOGUE
Date: 7pm AEST, Thursday 9 September
Location: online event
This Dialogue will show how and why breastfeeding – as the desirable norm for feeding human infants and children – is where healthy and sustainable food systems really begin and the challenges that must be addressed for this to be the universal social norm.
Amongst a host of current challenges; acknowledging the fact that women’s role in achieving optimal breastfeeding is essential yet billions of women are unable and unavailable to breastfeed due to the lack of social protection like maternity entitlements and childcare services in workplaces, these will be a cross-cutting focus on the social support needed by women.
Speakers:
- Julie Smith, Chair, Honorary Associate Professor, Research School of Population Health, ANU, and Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
- Penny Van Esterik, Professor Emerita, York University, Toronto and Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
- Phillip Baker, Co-chair, and Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
- Arun Gupta, Central Coordinator, Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India
- Vandana Prasad, Technical Advisor, Public Health Resource Society, New Delhi
» Register now
Supported by ANU Gender Institute; ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions; BPNI/IBFAN South Asia; Australian Breastfeeding Association; WBTI Australia; Alive & Thrive Southeast Asia
ANU EVENTS
CONFERENCE
Date: 10.30am-3pm, Wednesday 8 September
Location: online event
The Japan Update is the ANU flagship conference on Japan. The Update will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on Japanese society and prospects for recovery, including the effects of the pandemic on equality, gender and ageing issues, and how recovery in Japanese society will look.
Topics will include the mental health and suicide effects of COVID-19, gender and social gaps in the social safety net and progress in opening up to immigration.
» Register now
Hosted by the Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) and the ANU Japan Institute
CHL HDR SYMPOSIUM 2021
Date: 9.00am-5.30pm, Thursday 9 September
Location: online event
A unique graduate event in CHL’s history, this symposium will showcase the strength and diversity of research conducted by their HDR students through traditional, experimental and creative modes of presentation.
Engaging with intellectual debates from across Anthropology, Archaeology and Natural History, Gender, Media and Cultural Studies, Linguistics and Pacific and Asian History, the School weaves interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches necessary to understanding the lifeworlds within Asia and the Pacific. Such work, conducted in collaboration with partners throughout the world and the region, contributes unique perspectives and insights.
Speakers, Presenters and Posters:
Aileen Marwung Walsh; Ayesha Masood Chaudhry; Bruma Rios Mendoza; Christina Sanderson; Dinith Adikari; Elena Williams; Elvin Xing Yifu; Geoff Piggott; Hendri Kaharudin; Hipolitus Wangge; Lisa Hilli; Mamta Sachan Kuman; Matthew Adeleye; Michael Dunford; Saidalavi P.C.; Salvatore Simarmata; Suliljaw Lusausatj; Talei Luscia Mangioni; Yia Jia Poh; Zara Maxwell-Smith
Keynote by Dr Eva Nisa
» Register now
Hosted by the School of Culture, History & Language at the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
PUBLICATIONS BY GI MEMBERS
For too long we’ve been thinking about gender equality in the workplace as women ‘catching up’ with men; women smashing through the glass ceiling to achieve high-powered parity. But this fundamentally misses the point. What’s really needed is a reimagining of equality; to help men spend more time fulfilling their roles as fathers, carers, partners and active community members. In other words, men must do more to work like a woman, Lyndall Strazdins argues.
» Read it here
In this co-authored piece, Chay Brown, explores how the incarceration of First Nations women is interwoven with the experience of domestic, family, sexual and other forms of violence against women. A high number of First Nations women spend time in custody unsentenced for domestic violence incidents that would never result in a custodial sentence.
» Read it here
RESOURCES
POLICY FORUM PODCAST
Gross domestic product (GDP) is often held up as the key metric of national economic performance, despite decades of criticism over the extractive, gendered model it represents. So how can policymakers better understand the value of what GDP often excludes, such as the natural environment and unpaid work? How can Australia and New Zealand have a more inclusive conversation about economics? And will time become the baseline for a new economic paradigm?
On this episode of Policy Forum Pod, public policy scholar, environmentalist, and former New Zealand parliamentarian Dame Marilyn Waring joins Professor Sharon Bessell and Dr Arnagretta Hunter.
» Listen here
COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing for people with a disability
» Information on accessing COVID-19 vaccination for people with disability is available here. Or call the Disability Information Helpline 1800 643 787 (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-7pm).
Emergency relief
» Information on accessing emergency food relief is available here.
» Information on the ACT Government COVID-19 test hardship isolation payment is available here. To apply for the payment, access the application form here.
» Australian Red Cross’ Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) Financial Assistance program will provide financial assistance and casework support for people on temporary visas who are experiencing domestic and family violence. You can apply for assistance online.
» Strong Families provides information on services, initiatives, events, and COVID-19 information for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Access to ACT Health Facilities
» Information on accessing health care facilities in the ACT is available here.
» Information on supporting mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 is available 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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Events*
Making Violence Visible
The Guarani and Kaiowá indigenous communities in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil suffer more gender-based and sexual violence than any other indigenous group in the country. In the face of negligent government responses and the increase in domestic and gender-based violence brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, Guarani and Kaiowá women are developing their own strategies to combat this endemic issue.
Date: 5 September
Location: virtual event
Registration: Eventbrite
Housing for Women’s Safety Summit
This event will highlight the critical importance of access to safe and affordable housing to women’s safety and will include keynote speakers and a panel discussion with sector experts.
Date: 8.15-9.30am, 6 September
Location: virtual event
Registration: Eventbrite
Climate science, women and kindness — connecting the dots
In this conversation Associate Professor Melissa Hart and Dr Angela Maharaj will discuss their experiences as climate scientists, the Kindness in Science movement, and Melissa’s experience on the 2018 Homeward Bound women-in-science leadership residential voyage to Antarctica.
Date: 5.30-6.30pm, 14 September
Location: virtual event
Registration: Trybooking
Self-doubt, Confidence and Visibility, WomenWise™
Tania Rishniw, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, will share her wisdom and insights on managing
self-doubt, building your confidence and visibility.
Date: 5.30-7.30pm, 15 September
Location: Rowdy Inc: Level 2, City Walk Centre, 2 Mort St
Registration: $70, call Barb on 0419 609030 or email barb@barbaralivesey.com
Feminist Research Methodologies and Digital Feminist Research
This 10-week seminar is designed for students who want to start research with a feminist theoretical framework. While this course focuses on technique, it also hones in on the theoretical background of feminist research including, epistemology critiques and feminist standpoints.
Date: 30 September – 9 December
Location: virtual event
Registration: Zoom
An opportunity to participate in building a women’s movement for change on this urgent global issue and to bring your voice to the public declaration and action plan that will be produced at the conclusion of the Congress.
Date: 29 November – 1 December
Location: Albert Hall, 100 Commonwealth Ave & online
Tickets & Registration: Humanitix
Women in Leadership Summit 2021
Featuring inspiring keynotes, career-focused case studies, jam-packed panel discussions and interactive workshops for an all-encompassing experience.
Date: postponed to 22 – 25th February 2022
Location: Seymour Centre, Chippendale NSW & online
Tickets: Konnect Learning
* Events are held in a variety of locations - make sure to account for different time zones
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Calls | Opportunities
Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship
$5000 for HDR or ECR research in Australian Indigenous history. Closes 30 September 2021.
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