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Kevin Bell Professor, Law Resources, director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Hope for the homeless?

COVID-19 has proved that the homelessness problem is solvable, but will Australia make good on its human rights obligations once the pandemic has passed?

COVID-19 has proved that the homelessness problem is solvable, but will Australia make good on its human rights obligations once the pandemic has passed?

Jacqui True Professor of International Relations and Director, of the Gender, Peace and Security Centre

Giving voice to human rights defenders

Agencies working to protect vulnerable women and children, often in fragile and conflict-affected countries, are coming under increasing pressure in delivering their services during the COVID-19 global crisis.

Agencies working to protect vulnerable women and children, often in fragile and conflict-affected countries, are coming under increasing pressure in delivering their services during the COVID-19 global crisis.

Jane Fisher Finkel Professor of Global Health and Director of Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Tearing down the stereotypes

Gender competence in healthcare can be a powerful tool in improving women's wellbeing – particularly mental health.

Gender competence in healthcare can be a powerful tool in improving women's wellbeing – particularly mental health.

Verity Trott Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, School of Media, Film and Journalism

#MeToo? It depends

While the movement has had its successes, it hasn't empowered marginalised voices equitably.

While the movement has had its successes, it hasn't empowered marginalised voices equitably.

Sharman Stone Professor, Politics and International Relations

On the front line of gender equality

Sharman Stone has worked to advance the rights of women for more than 20 years, in Parliament and as Ambassador for Women and Girls, but her work isn't finished yet.

Sharman Stone has worked to advance the rights of women for more than 20 years, in Parliament and as Ambassador for Women and Girls, but her work isn't finished yet.

Jasmine McGowan Manager of the Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre

Combating gender-based violence

Examining the similarities and differences between Australian and Brazilian policies towards gender-based violence.

Examining the similarities and differences between Australian and Brazilian policies towards gender-based violence.

Monash Life Magazine

Drawing on her financial expertise, Kimberley Cole seeks to ruin the economics of the modern slave trade.

Modern slavery: breaking the chain

Drawing on her financial expertise, Kimberley Cole seeks to ruin the economics of the modern slave trade.

Monash University

Jasmine McGowan Manager of the Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre

Disarming gendered disablism

A new toolkit aims to give women living with disability an avenue to tackle abuse, and to support them to escape community and at-home violence.

A new toolkit aims to give women living with disability an avenue to tackle abuse, and to support them to escape community and at-home violence.

Lara Owen PhD Candidate, Department of Management, Monash Business School

'Does anyone have a pad?'

A new advertising campaign for pads that features blood marks a moment when attitudes towards menstruation are changing.

A new advertising campaign for pads that features blood marks a moment when attitudes towards menstruation are changing.

Caroline Henckels Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law

Abortion clinics: validating ‘safe access zones’

The High Court has unanimously affirmed that abortion clinic safe access zones comply with the Constitution.

The High Court has unanimously affirmed that abortion clinic safe access zones comply with the Constitution.

Kate Seear Associate Professor, Law Research Services

In sport, language matters

We need to have conversations about gendered language and its role in fostering prejudice.

We need to have conversations about gendered language and its role in fostering prejudice.

Jacqueline Broad Associate Professor, Philosophy

Philosophy and feminism in the 17th century

British writer Mary Astell is a shining example of how women have long played a role in shaping modern philosophical thought.

British writer Mary Astell is a shining example of how women have long played a role in shaping modern philosophical thought.

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.

Kate Fitz-Gibbon Director, Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social Sciences

The leading threat to women's safety

Men’s violence continues to threaten, restrict and harm the lives of Victorian women at alarming levels.

Men’s violence continues to threaten, restrict and harm the lives of Victorian women at alarming levels.

Tania Penovic Senior Lecturer, Law Resources

Do anti-abortion protest laws limit free speech?

A High Court hearing is set to decide the constitutional validity of "safe access zone" legislation.

A High Court hearing is set to decide the constitutional validity of "safe access zone" legislation.

Eleanor Gordon Lecturer, politics and international relations, School of Social Sciences

Reaching out to Rohingya girls

Researchers have given voice to the often overlooked adolescents languishing in a vast Bangladesh refugee camp.

Researchers have given voice to the often overlooked adolescents languishing in a vast Bangladesh refugee camp.

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.

Celebrating Influential Monash Women