Rebecca Stewart

Rebecca Stewart, Research Fellow, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre Rebecca.Stewart@monash.edu

Biography

Rebecca is investigating direct participation programs, working with men and boys to address restrictive gender norms and stereotypes to shift attitudes and behaviours.

articles

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.

No, Prime Minister, not good enough

Scott Morrison's remarks in response to a question about Will Smith’s Oscars’ slap risk being a dog whistle, fuelling and cultivating a culture of male violence.

Politics and society

US gymnast Simone Biles mid-flip on the beam during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio

Tokyo Olympics: Challenging stereotypes, and raising the bar

Recent incidents involving female athletes underscore a long history of sexualisation and policing of women’s bodies and behaviours, but things are changing, albeit slowly.

Politics and society

Episode 21: Who's A Good Boy

On this episode, we’ll hear a more positive perspective – how masculinity is changing, and how men are being encouraged to change past patterns of behaviour.

What Happens Next?

Episode 20: Nice Guise

On this episode we’ll hear a more positive perspective – how masculinity is changing, and how men are being encouraged to change past patterns of behaviour.

What Happens Next?

Mate, we need to talk

As we (hopefully) start to move out of the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there's a variety of issues we need to retain in our conversations with, and about, men’s health.

Politics and society