Published Nov 18 2022

‘What Happens Next?’: Women’s Safety and Gender Equality

Susan
Carland
Academic, author and social commentator
Jacqui true
Professor of International Relations; Director, Gender, Peace and Security Centre, Faculty of Arts
Siru tan
Lecturer, Criminology, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre
Blair williams
Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Arts

“Hear me now”: 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame's acceptance speech was a rally cry that reverberated across the nation. Thousands of women marched for safety in their homes, schools, workplaces and public spaces.

The recent federal election clearly demonstrated that what matters to women voters should not be ignored.

Read more: How Monash is working to eliminate gender-based violence

In a live, bonus episode of Monash University's What Happens Next? podcast, a panel of experts unpacks the pressing issues for women’s safety and gender equality in the wake of COVID-19.

Today's guests are Professor Jacqui True, Director of Monash’s Centre for Gender, Peace and Security; Dr Siru Tan, a research fellow at the Monash University Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; and Australian political scientist Dr Blair Williams.


“I think that the people are powerful, and the people should use their power to make that change. And yes, as you said, it's kind of slow. It doesn't happen in an instant, but it does create for that bigger and lasting change.”

Dr Blair Williams

This episode of What Happens Next? is an abridged version of a panel recorded during Social Sciences Week 2022, and a special, one-part episode. We’ll be back next week with an all-new topic.

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About the Authors

  • Susan carland

    Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, and Lecturer, School of Language, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics

    Susan's research and teaching specialties focus on gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, terrorism, and Islam in the modern world. Susan hosted the “Assumptions” series on ABC’s Radio National, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices in 2012 by The Age.

  • Jacqui true

    Professor of International Relations; Director, Gender, Peace and Security Centre, Faculty of Arts

    Jacqui is Director of Monash University’s Centre for Gender, Peace and Security. She’s an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow, and a Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo. Jacqui's current research is focused on three areas of relevance to the broader women, peace and security agenda: Understanding the political economy of violence against women, including sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in Asia Pacific; examining the gender dimensions and women’s roles in recruitment, support for and prevention of violent extremism and; analysing gender-sensitive peace agreements and their impact on women’s participation after conflict. This research is funded by the Australian Research Council, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the United Nations.

  • Siru tan

    Lecturer, Criminology, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre

    Shih Joo (Siru) is a criminology lecturer with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, and a researcher with the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre. She’s a criminologist whose work is interdisciplinary and focuses on gendered labour, migration, regulation, human security, exploitation and criminalisation. Her goal is to help create awareness about the need for effective policies that can offer genuine safety and security for marginalised women.

  • Blair williams

    Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Arts

    Blair is an award-winning academic and a lecturer in Australian Politics at Monash University, following her tenure as a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL) at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on gendered media coverage of women in politics. She is currently working on several research projects, including an analysis of the gendered media coverage of women leaders’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, examination of the gendered double standards of Murdoch press coverage of political women, and theorising contemporary Australian political leadership masculinity.

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