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Join us for 'Menopause Matters,' a vital symposium exploring workplace issues affecting women experiencing menopause, scheduled to coincide with the International Day of Action for Women's Health.
📅Tue 27 May 2025, 9.30am–12.30pm
📌RSSS Auditorium, ANU
🔗tinyurl.com/38xcuphy
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Opening Remarks by
His Excellency Ambassador Wahidullah Waissi, Ambassador on Inauguration of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and Advancing Afghan Women’s Rights Conference at the ANU, Canberra
25 November 2024
Full remarks: afghanembassy.au/news/remark…
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A one-day symposium, 11 April 2025, hosted by the @GenderANU , in collab with @AnuCems will explore 18th-c texts that have been marginalised because of their resistance to contemporary categories of literary genre.
More details & to register: genderinstitute.anu.edu.au/e…
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I was delighted to participate in a conference, Advancing Afghan women’s right, organised by @GenderANU in partnership with @AfghanEmbassyAu and Azadi Zan and contributed to a panel discussion on Girls’ education in Afghanistan. #LetAfghanGirlLearn
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Prof Celia Roberts, Prof Mary Lou Rasmussen, and Prof Helen Keane will be investigating "Experiments with Estrogen: towards inclusive science, medicine, and policy"
#STS #genderstudies @mlrasmus @GenderANU
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Grateful for the community who gathered yesterday for #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen to begin the #16DaysOfActivism with our @GenderANU event on #AdvancingAfghanWomensRights. We are stronger together in our efforts to #StandWithAfghanWomen
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It's been an honour working with Afghan Ambassador @WahidWaissi for the #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen 100 activists, academics, practitioners & journalists came together to discuss how Australia can continue #AdvancingAfghanWomensRights @GenderANU
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The @AfghanEmbassyAu, in collaboration with @GenderANU and @dfat, participated in an event organized by Azadi Zan in Canberra. The “Empowering Afghan Women’s Rights: A Successful 16 Days of Activism” event took place at the @ANUBellSchool on 25 November 2024.
Read a brief update about the event here: afghanembassy.au/news/empowe…
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The Afghan love of poetry and music makes me even more mad about the #Taliban criminalisation of #AfghanWomen's voices. These words from @WahidWaissi, spoken in prose at our @GenderANU event, sounded like bittersweet poetry to me.
#StandWithAfghanWomen #16DaysOfActivism
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Today marks the conclusion of the #16DaysOfActivism Against Gender-Based Violence. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the remarkable & tireless Susan Hutchinson, with whom I had the privilege of collaborating on the event about advancing women’s rights in Afghanistan.
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I extend my sincere appreciation to the participants who brought meaning and depth to the event, as well as to the supporters and contributors, including @GenderANU and @dfat, whose invaluable efforts made this initiative possible.
Come buy your Christmas presents and support Afghan Women!
📅 When: Monday 25 November, 1-2pm
📍 Where: ANU Hedley Bull Building Atrium
🎁 What: Woolen carpets; Woven ottomans/footstools; Jewellery; Saffron; Felted slippers; Embroidered items
🔗 tinyurl.com/4a4cc3y5
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Great read in @HerCanberra on Bell academic & #humanrights campaigner @SusansOpine's 25 Nov event - an #Afghan women's market at @ourANU - selling wares to raise money to directly support women living under Taliban rule 🇦🇫 and their defenders. Come along!
hercanberra.com.au/life/a-lo…
Join us for an extraordinary journey through the rich tapestry of Warlpiri culture with the ANU Fulbright Nancy Munn Lecture. Discover the profound insights from over 70 years of walking with the Warlpiri, guided by experts.
19 November, 6pm
Register now: tinyurl.com/yc2uhvaj
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Join me this #16Days for the @GenderANU event to discuss innovative ways we can support #AfghanWomen's rights in the current context, and develop recommendations for the Australian Government. We have a great program. Register now! #WomensRights
events.humanitix.com/afghan-…
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🎉Gender Institute Funding Program is open!
Grants up to $80k to support research teams enhancing gender justice through transdisciplinary work.
Learn more & apply: genderinstitute.anu.edu.au/e…
@GenderANU
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I wrote a piece for @AIIANational about the sort of #GenderApartheid #MerylStreep recently spoke about at the @UN
#StandWithAfghanWomen
#DoNotTouchMyClothes
internationalaffairs.org.au/… – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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One month to go till the CFP closes 👇
Get in touch if you have any questions!
@auswhn @AustHistAssoc @GenderANU
💫 Call for papers now open 💫
‘The Privilege of Trailblazing’ project seeks to critically analyse the concept of the woman ‘trailblazer’.
More info, including re submitting a proposal, here👇
history.cass.anu.edu.au/cent…
📷 Mascot, NSW in June 1930. Qantas Heritage Collection
ALT six women standing in a line dressed in pilots' gear
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#Taiwan is one of the few countries that equips legislation to regulate sexual harassment. However, sexual harassment cases are underreported or dismissed without proper procedure. Prof. Chen will provide insights into Taiwan's #MeToo movement.
REGISTER: bit.ly/4dSab3D
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Next Tuesday 6 Aug at 10am ✨ 'Cavendish and the Aesthetics of Beating Spacetime' the HRC-Gender Institute Distinguished Lecture presented by Anne M Thell (National University of Singapore) Register here shorturl.at/6cDZG
