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22
Aug
2024

Calls to address ‘alarming rates’ of gendered violence against Victorian healthcare workers

Violence is widespread in the Australian healthcare system, with up to one in four Victorian healthcare workers experiencing work-related...
29
Jul
2024

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...
27
Jun
2024

Fixing Women or Fixing the System? The Representation of Women in Diplomacy

Australia has made remarkable strides in gender equality in diplomacy, achieving near parity in its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
06
Jun
2024

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...
29
May
2024

What is stopping politically engaged women from running for politics – and how can we fix it?

“I'd be more keen to pursue political life if I didn't feel like I'd be eaten for lunch on the first day” – Anonymous survey participant...
21
May
2024

A new partnership to advance diversity in the space sector

We’re proud to be part of The Australian Space Diversity Alliance (ASDA), a new industry-wide group dedicated to promoting diversity in the...
21
May
2024

Aussies want more forward-thinking politics

81 per cent of Australians agree our politicians generally think too short-term when making decisions, according to our new report. The...

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