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GI NEWS
‘Unveiled Stories’ is a blog series with the aim of unveiling the narrative of how personal relationship experiences shape and are shaped by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) identities within the local Canberra community.
Through the Unveiled Stories series, CALD people can share their stories in their own voices, empowering the dialogue on interpersonal relationships and identities. ‘Unveiled Stories’ will be published on the Unveiled Institute’s blog.
Accepting both written and non-written submissions.
Eligibility criteria and submission guidelines can be found here
Proudly supported by the Gender Institute
ANU EVENTS
CLASSICS & ANCIENT HISTORY WEBINAR
Event date: 9am, 21 August
An examination of Spike Lee’s Chiraq, Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight, and Kara Walker’s Sugar Baby reveals these artists turn to the classics to subvert patriarchal, heteronormative, and white supremacist definitions of gender and sexuality.
Tracey L. Walters is Associate Professor of Literature in the Department of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University where she also holds an affiliate appointment with the Department of English, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Cultural Analysis and Theory. Dr. Walters works in the areas Black Women’s Literature, Black British literature, and Pan African Literature.
Zoom meeting details:
Meeting ID: 913 520 9968; Password: 420113
IN CONVERSATION
Event date: 12-1pm, 22 August
Leading feminist activist Mona Eltahawy (Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution) is on a mission to arm women and dismantle the patriarchy. Through her new manifesto, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, Mona plans to teach women and girls to harness their power through embracing the sins they’re not supposed to commit: to be angry, ambitious, profane, violent, attention-seeking, lustful and powerful.
In this talk, Mona will discuss how to destroy the patriarchy in a white supremacist world, what the patriarchy looks like, and the detrimental nature of white feminism.
Mona is an Egyptian-American author, broadcaster and social commentator. She has been acknowledged as spearheading the #MosqueMeToo movement and has won a number of prizes including the Women’s Media Centre Speaking Truth to Power Award.
Register here to receive a link to the talk
This panel is part of the Are You Racist ANU? Movement. Are You Racist ANU? is run by the ANU Ethnocultural Department. The purpose of this campaign is to weaponise the power of storytelling to dismantle white supremacy at the Australian National University
WEBINAR
Event date: 2-3pm, 25 August
The COVID-19 pandemic has cracked open existing inequalities in societies across the world and the global surge in domestic violence is a devastating consequence of this. This surge has resulted in the UN calling for urgent action to combat this global wicked problem. This webinar shines a light on the nature of domestic violence during COVID-19, why uncertain times have had such a major impact on this pervasive social ill and what the potential long-term health impacts for women living with a violent partner may be.
Dr Jananie William (Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU) interviews Professor Deborah Loxton (Deputy Director of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health) on the findings of their rapid survey of women’s experiences with violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Deborah will share the most recent findings of this survey, with important insights into the nature of domestic violence during a pandemic and how we can all do our part to make a difference during these unprecedented times.
Please register for this online event here
WEBINAR
Event date: 12.00-1.00pm, 26 August
In this webinar, Dr Alexandra Peralta will present a new study analysing social learning effects among men and women in cocoa-growing households in Vanuatu.
Dr Peralta finds that information network links are determined by proximity for both men and women. Separated gender analysis highlights wide gender gaps in access to information from peers and other information channels. The results robustly show learning effects among men but not among women, and that despite women and men participating almost equally in cocoa production and postharvest activities, women participated in fewer extension visits and less training activities. Women have fewer contacts within their information networks and scored lower than men in the knowledge test. Ignoring gender dynamics in the acquisition of information for the design and implementation of extension interventions can result in widening these gaps.
These results have implications for the design and implementation of gender-inclusive extension strategies.
Dr Alexandra Peralta is a Lecturer in Agricultural and Food Economics with The Centre for Global Food and Resources (CGFAR) at the University of Adelaide. Her recent research focuses on the evaluation of the impact of development interventions in Indonesia and the Pacific.
Register here to receive a link to the webinar
This event is run by the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy
WEBINAR
Event date: 12.30-1.30pm, 27 August
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on social and health inequities. The already widening inequities in life expectancy, premature death, non-communicable diseases and mental health issues in Australia will get worse as a consequence of COVID-19 if progressive, long-term multisectoral action is not taken.
In this webinar, Professor Sharon Friel, Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Governance, RegNet ANU is joined by Dr Sandro Demaio (VicHealth) and Professor Emily Lancsar (Research School of Population Health, ANU). The speakers reflect on the recent Menzies Centre report Australian COVID-19 policy responses: Good for health equity or a missed opportunity? which examines the Australian Federal and State/Territory policy responses to COVID 19 and their implications for health equity
Please register for this online event here
ONLINE CONFERENCE
Event date: 4-5.30pm, 31 August
This conference discusses the challenges of Covid-19 to rights and equality. It focuses on the blurring of the boundaries between the public and private spheres and the struggle with framing and managing the state of emergency posed by the pandemic.
Go Home, Stay Home: The Requisition of the Home and Gendered Relations of Care under COVID-19, Associate Professor Fiona Jenkins, Australian National University
Home as the place of return, and thus as the point of origin, stands both for the most intimate private spaces and for the nation as harbour of its citizens. This nexus has taken on new significance in the time of COVID as everyone is required in one way or another to go home or stay home. Home serves for a place of shelter and confinement, and as the primary site of continuance of life. This talk will explore the idea that homes have been requisitioned by the state and by employers in this time of emergency, with a legal violence that is concealed in the gendered relations of care that subtend domestic economy.
The idea of a distinction between public and private life has a long history in political thought, but the line of demarcation between them is becoming increasingly blurred, particularly as a result of technological developments. The injunction to work at home as a result of coronavirus is threatening to erase the idea of separate spheres altogether. Drawing on contemporary responses to an on-line survey, this presentation will consider the ramifications of the economy colonising the sphere of intimacy.
Pandemic and Gender-Based Violence, Professor Marianna Muravyeva, University of Helsinki
The Covid19 pandemic and measures imposed by governments to contain it created a very specific situation that made lives of women much harder. The UN has described the worldwide increase in domestic abuse as a "shadow pandemic" alongside Covid-19. It’s thought cases have increased by 20% during the lockdown, as many people are trapped at home with their abuser. This talk will look at how the lockdown impacts access to justice and services for those who experienced gender-based violence due to isolation policies.
Please register here to receive a link to the conference
Brought to you by the University of Helsinki, the INEQ Project and the Australian National University
ANU NEWS
HR Division has announced a development opportunity specifically for professional staff, with the launch of the 2020 Professional Staff Mentoring Program. The program is intended to support the career development needs of ANU professional staff, particularly during these challenging times.
This initial bite-sized program will run from September to December 2020 for a limited group of mentoring pairs. The HR Division is seeking expressions of interest from professional staff to participate as mentors or mentees. For mentees, this program offers an opportunity to increase their skills and confidence, build networks and more effectively navigate their career goals at ANU. Mentors can experience the satisfaction of guiding and supporting less experienced staff as well as forming new connections within the University.
More information about the program and how to apply can be found on the Professional Staff Mentoring Program web page. The page also features a video from our Chief Operating Officer Paul Duldig talking about the program and his own experiences as both a mentor and mentee.
Contact: HR Culture & Development team | hrd.development@anu.edu.au
PUBLICATIONS BY GI MEMBERS
The Weimar Republic was a remarkable period. Its blossoming democratic spirit ushered in voting rights for all adults, regardless of gender, the eight-hour-day, and exciting innovations in technology and media.
It also brought new gender and sexual freedoms, still celebrated today in TV series like Babylon Berlin or Transparent, which look nostalgically to Weimar as a haven for gender-crossing identifications and queer nightlife, writes Katie Sutton.
» Read here
  Although sexual harassment frequently occurs in medical education and medical workplaces, doctors who have been sexually harassed or assaulted by other doctors remain a largely invisible population.
This study conducted by Louise Stone and Christine Phillips aimed to identify, using personal accounts, the impact on doctors of sexual harassment and assault by doctors in the workplace.
RESEARCH PROJECTS | SURVEYS
Margaret Thornton, Fiona Jenkins, Anne Macduff and Kate Ogg (all of the ANU) are conducting research on the gendered impact of working at home as a result of the lockdown. They are interested in the experiences of men and women in regard to the conduct of household and caring responsibilities, as well as supervising schooling, in conjunction with paid work.
» Respond to the survey
This research project is about how work – paid and unpaid – is changing due to the social and economic disruptions caused by COVID-19/Coronavirus. Specifically, how COVID-19 is affecting how men and women are managing paid work, housework and caring responsibilities for children, older people and other family members. The aim is to understand the issues and challenges faced during this period to inform research and policy.
» Complete the online survey questionnaire
Hannah McCann, Briony Lipton and Geraldine Fela (all ANU alumni and former GI members, now at the University of Melbourne) are conducting a survey on how COVID-19 has impacted peoples' experiences of visiting or working in hair and beauty salons (including barbers). This survey is part of a broader project that aims to investigate the under-explored role that salon workers play in the emotional lives of their clients: www.beautysalonproject.com
» Take part in the survey
The aim of this research is to investigate how social class background affects student experience for women who are engaged in postgraduate studies (or completed their postgraduate studies 2019 or later). Do women/womxn from varying class backgrounds feel different pressures in their studies? How do social class identities affect relationships within the university? How do other identities, perhaps relating to ethnicity, regional/urban cultures, or age affect experiences of social class at university?
» The link to participate in a qualitative survey can be found along with more information on the project webpage.
Share your thoughts with the Victorian Women’s Trust by taking part in a survey to help uncover community perceptions of the current Honours system.
Your insights will contribute to a social change document on the ongoing role of the Honours system in Australia.
» Take part in the survey
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
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now showcases art made by women. It brings together more than 300 works, drawn from the Gallery’s collection and other collections from across Australia.
Event dates: 14 November 2020 – 31 January 2021 (free)
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Calls | Opportunities
ACT Women’s Return to Work Grants Program
Up to $1,000 to support women who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time to get back into meaningful and stable employment
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Articles | Reports
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Securing women and children’s safety during COVID-19 requires a whole-of-community response
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