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To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination and Transphobia, Curtin GEI, Curtin University Gender Research Network and CurtinALLY held a panel discussion with speakers sharing their lived experience of both discrimination and community support, of challenging discrimination and celebrating diversity and identity.
Congratulations to Professor Julia Richardson and Associate Professor Robyn Heckenberg, who have been accepted into the 2024 WATTLE Academic Program. Congratulations also to Mrs Humira Mirza and Ms Brinda Dilip Asarpota, who have been accepted into the 2024 WATTLE Professional Program.
We are proud that Curtin University has once again been selected to coordinate and deliver the Women in Leadership Journey 6 (WILJ6) in conjunction with the Vietnam Australia Centre (VAC). This short course is one of the pioneering initiatives of the VAC and is a critical training activity to build leadership capacity and advance equity and equality policies, especially with respect to gender.
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) recently made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee on issues related to menopause and perimenopause in the workplace. The submission was informed in part by the Curtin University Gender Research Network menopause research group.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Ravani Duggan and Associate Professor Justine Leavy, who have been accepted into the 2024 Provost Fellows Program. They were selected from a highly competitive pool and will each be awarded up to $10,000 towards their professional leadership development and work with the Provost on a University-wide strategic project over the next six months.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is recognised on 8 March and is one of the most significant days during Women’s History Month. The date corresponds to an 1857 protest in New York City, where textile workers demanded a shorter working day and better wages. This watershed moment still resonates through global and grassroots social emancipation movements today.