Blasting off: the ANU club reaching for gender equality in space
The students at ANU Rocketry are determined to launch women into STEM careers.
An end of year message from GIWL Chair, Professor Michelle Ryan
Thank you for your support of GIWL in 2024
Professor Heejung Chung appointed as the new Director of King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership
Professor Heejung Chung has been appointed Director of our sister institute, The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London.
Defying gravity: Elise Stephenson is propelling gender equality into orbit
Dr Elise Stephenson is engineering a more equal future on Earth and in outer space.
Future-proofing gender equality in higher education
Whilst there has been some progress in recent years, the disproportionate majority of male students and staff in academic leadership positions…
New research: 77% of LGBTQ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment
Unwanted sexual attention and behaviour are a persistent problem in many workplace cultures. But the workplace sexual harassment of LGBTQ employees…
A new era for Indigenous gender justice
Dr June Oscar AO is making sure the voices of First Nations women and girls resonate powerfully across the continent.
The rise of the strongman leader: How misogyny became a political tactic in the US election
Dr Elise Stephenson reflected on the role of gender in the US presidential election on an episode of ANU podcast, Democracy Sausage.
Democracy Sausage: Throwing in the Trump wild card
Marija Taflaga and Elise Stephenson return to Democracy Sausage to discuss the ripple effects of a new Trump era.
Many employers have made progress in addressing work-related sexual harassment – but there’s still more work to be done
New results released today by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) provide a first look into the initiatives employers are putting into place…
Will the US election bring gender to the political forefront in Australia?
The political gender gap is having an impact in the US and Australia. And we need to talk about it more.
Hot rodent men are changing beauty standards – an ANU expert explains how
Sexy rat men have become the latest it-boys. Dr Alex Fisher unpacks this recent shift in attractiveness standards.
Is queerbaiting problematic or powerful? Internet culture is making it harder to draw a moral line
The quest for queer representation may be unfairly forcing public figures to put a label on their sexuality.
Calls to address ‘alarming rates’ of gendered violence against Victorian healthcare workers
Our new report finds that gendered violence is widespread in the Australian healthcare system.
The precarity of progress: how traditional gender roles can undermine equality in times of crisis
As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded, a subtle yet significant shift occurred in homes around the world: the division of household labour became more…
What can we do about our toxic parliaments?
Reforming parliament’s workplace culture has been an ongoing process. Are parliamentarians ready for the next step?
Fixing women or fixing the system?
Australia has made remarkable strides in gender equality in diplomacy, achieving near parity in its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
GIWL ANU wins grant to boost gender equality in the Victorian public sector
We are delighted to announce that we are the recipients of the 2024 Targets Pilot research funding grant from The Commission for Gender Equality in…