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Labor women make history by overtaking men in cabinet. So is the job done?

Albanese’s new cabinet is certainly a win for women’s representation. But the job isn’t done, writes Elise Stephenson, Australian National University and Blair Williams, Monash University in this article republished from The Conversation.

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13
Dec
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.

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10
Dec
2024

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.

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09
Dec
2024

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…

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03
Dec
2024

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…

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02
Dec
2024

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.

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15
Nov
2024

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.

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13
Nov
2024

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.

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11
Nov
2024

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…

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05
Nov
2024

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.