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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.
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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…
ANU renames Health and Wellbeing Centre after Pauline Griffin, with GIWL Chair Julia Gillard
The commemoration is part of the ANU building renaming initiative, which will see four buildings renamed after distinguished women who have helped to…
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.