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Faith Gordon Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social Sciences

Youth justice shame

The Australian government has been criticised by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for its youth justice failures and the rise of children with mental health issues.

The Australian government has been criticised by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for its youth justice failures and the rise of children with mental health issues.

Asher Flynn Associate Professor, Criminology, School of Social Sciences

Cyberflashing: age-old harassment in new clothes

Largely enabled by Apple's AirDrop technology, digital flashing is far from 'playful', and unquestionably image-based abuse.

Largely enabled by Apple's AirDrop technology, digital flashing is far from 'playful', and unquestionably image-based abuse.

Design and architecture

Design And Architecture

Design and architecture

Safe in a city of light?

Very bright and overlit city spaces do not always translate to young women feeling safe in urban spaces, new research shows.

Nicole Kalms Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Director of the XYX Lab

Very bright and overlit city spaces do not always translate to young women feeling safe in urban spaces, new research shows.

Eric Windholz Senior Lecturer, Law Resources

Exposing online trolls

It's a workplace health and safety issue and the AFL must expose and punish those responsible.

It's a workplace health and safety issue and the AFL must expose and punish those responsible.

Asher Flynn Associate Professor, Criminology, School of Social Sciences

Faking it, for real

The popularity of face-swapping software has resulted in the disturbing trend of 'deepfakes' that can be used for nefarious purposes.

Stephen Gray Senior Lecturer, Law Resources

Falling through the gap

A genuine partnership needs to be established between the government and Aboriginal people to get Closing the Gap targets back on track.

A genuine partnership needs to be established between the government and Aboriginal people to get Closing the Gap targets back on track.

Becky Batagol Associate Professor at Monash Sustainable Development Institute and the Faculty of Law

Gender equality: it's everyone's business

We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem.

We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem.

To drive lasting change regarding sexual harassment and assault, greater effort needs to be directed towards preventing these issues from arising in the first place.

Changing course to prevent assault

To drive lasting change regarding sexual harassment and assault, greater effort needs to be directed towards preventing these issues from arising in the first place.

Fiona Marshall

Gay Jennifer Breyley Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music

Hitting all the right notes

Australia's thriving hip hop scene is home to a diverse group of emerging female talent. Here's five of the best.

Australia's thriving hip hop scene is home to a diverse group of emerging female talent. Here's five of the best.

Nicole Kalms Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Director of the XYX Lab

How to make our cities safer for women

Australia has guidelines for designing safe parks, but the stories of many women show these are not enough. We must involve women in co-designing these shared public spaces.

Australia has guidelines for designing safe parks, but the stories of many women show these are not enough. We must involve women in co-designing these shared public spaces.

Kate Fitz-Gibbon Senior Lecturer in Criminology

All talk, no action on family violence

The Turnbull government's budget has failed to match its expressed desire to take violence against women seriously.

The Turnbull government's budget has failed to match its expressed desire to take violence against women seriously.

Asher Flynn Associate Professor, Criminology, School of Social Sciences

When photo-sharing turns criminal

AFL footballer Dane Swan is the latest victim of illegal photo-sharing. It's believed one in five Australians have had images of them distributed without their permission – and that's most likely an underestimate.

AFL footballer Dane Swan is the latest victim of illegal photo-sharing. It's believed one in five Australians have had images of them distributed without their permission – and that's most likely an underestimate.

Celebrating Influential Monash Women