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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
International Day of Older Persons October 1st2026 “The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives” For more information visit the United Nations page: www.un.org/en/observanc... #InternationalDayOfTheElderly #UnitedNations #DiversityAndInclusion #GenderJustice #SocialChange #AWGSA
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International Day of Older Persons | United Nations
The International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📌 AWGSA Members SAVE THE DATE for our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on 30 November 2026, 12pm AEST/1PM AEDT. Next week, we will email members with details of all available roles (four Office Bearer and eight Executive positions) and the nomination process. Stay tuned!
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📚 AWGSA member publication highlight Girls’ Education in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, History of by Josephine May and Frances Kelly For the full article: doi.org/10.4135/9781... #AWGSA #Feminism #Gender #Intersectionality #IndigenousFeminism #DecolonialFeminism #FeministResearch
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📚 AWGSA Member publication highlight: Queering #MeToo: Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House as Narrative Activism by Bianca Martin For the full article: epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/ind... #AWGSA #IntersectionalFeminism #QueerStudies #GenderAndSexuality #FeministResearch
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Queering #MeToo: Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House as Narrative Activism | PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just up! Two new blog posts: Melissa Langworthy and Abiyot Negera on the invisible labour behind gender equality tinyurl.com/79dshamm Beheshta Saeidi on changing representation of women in development initiatives: tinyurl.com/2s3nvz85 #feministresearch #intersectionality #GenderStudies
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Internation Equal Pay Day 18th of September promotes global action to achieve equal pay for work of equal value and close the persistent gender pay gap across all regions of about 20 percent. For more information and resources visit the United Nations website: www.un.org/en/observanc...
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International Equal Pay Day | United Nations
International Equal Pay Day celebrates all efforts made to achieve equal pay for work of equal value while encouraging the work that is still needed to achieve this goal.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) - 10th of September 2026 - organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is a day of awareness, education and advocacy. For more information visit the IASP website: www.iasp.info #InternationalAssociationForSuicidePrevention #IASP
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International Association for Suicide Prevention - IASP
The International Association for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to preventing suicide and suicidal behaviour and alleviating its effects. IASP leads the global role in suicide prevention by strategi...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📚AWGSA member publication highlight Reworlding feminism and social movements from the Global South by Kate Law, Kundai Manamere and Ana Stevenson For the full article: doi.org/10.1080/0143... #AWGSA #Intersectionality #IntersectionalFeminism #QueerStudies #TransStudies #FeministResearch
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Reworlding feminism and social movements from the Global South
Based on the Womandla! Feminism and Social Movements in the Global South Online Seminar Series, this special issue originated in a conference that was to be held in South Africa but became caught u...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Every action, whether it is wearing purple, hosting an event, sharing a resource or making a donation, helps create a world where LGBTQIA+SB young people know they belong.” – Wear It Purple For more info and resources visit the Wear It Purple website: www.wearitpurple.org #AWGSA #WearItPurple
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WEAR IT PURPLE
Wear it Purple strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
August 25th marks Australian South Sea Islander National Recognition Week. For more information visit the Australian Museum page written by (Waskam) Emelda Davis, chairwoman of the Australian South Sea Islanders (Port Jackson) (ASSIPJ) australian.museum/learn/cultur...
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Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Day
The 25th August marks Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI) recognition week on our national cultural calendar.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
AWGSA member publication highlight Radical accessibility: co-designing for intersectionality in a peer-led LGBTIQA+ disability digital storytelling project by Kerryn Drysdale, Sandra Gendera, Catherine Londos, Grace White and Karen Fisher. For the full article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Radical accessibility: co-designing for intersectionality in a peer-led LGBTIQA+ disability digital storytelling project
The Our Voices, Our Lives, Our Way (OVOLOW) initiative was developed to strengthen the existing knowledge, skills and confidence of LGBTIQA+ people with disability. Specifically, providing training...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“Bullying is everyone’s responsibility, and small acts can make a real difference.” – Bullying No Way For more information and resources visit the website: www.bullyingnoway.gov.au #AWGSA #Gender #Intersectionality #BullyingNoWay #IntersectionalFeminism #Education Image credit: Bullying No Way
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Supporting Australian school communities with evidence-informed information about understanding, preventing and responding to bullying and cyberbullying.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
National Science Week 15 - 23 August is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology it is an opportunity for everyone to talk about, see and do science. For more information and resources visit the National Science Week website: www.scienceweek.net.au #NationalScienceWeek
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Home - National Science Week
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
HAPPY NAIDOC WEEK 🖤 💛 ❤️ #50YearsOfDeadly At AWGSA we celebrate and stand with the history, culture and excellence of First Nations people! Find local events here: www.naidoc.org.au/local-events...
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Local NAIDOC Week events | NAIDOC
Find out what NAIDOC Week events are happening across the country and don't forget to share your own!
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
❤️‍🔥 Register now for Decolonial Feminist Scholarship, Activism and Praxis Across Borders, a two-day, online symposium grounded in collective learning, care, and solidarity! 💫 events.humanitix.com/decolonial-feminist-scholarship-activism-and-praxis-across-borders 💫 DATES: July 3rd and 4th 2026, AEDT
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Call for participants Dr Rebecca Langdon & Deanna Grant-Smith: research on early career academics and researchers’ experiences of research choice, workplace practices, and perceived autonomy with relation to research and publishing. Open to early career academics qsurvey.qut.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
AWGSA recently launched our Disability Inclusion Policy proudly written by Dr Josephine Browne – AWGSA Disability Representative and Dr Ebony Muller – Transgender and Disability Representative. For the full policy visit the AWGSA website: awgsa.asn.au/awgsa-disabi... #AWGSA #DisabilityInclusion
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 27 May – 3 June. For more resources, information and events visit the Reconciliation Australia website www.reconciliation.org.au Artwork by renowned Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey. #NationalReconciliationWeek2026 #NRW2026 #AWGSA
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
AWGSA supported Event: VIDA:Blog of the Australian Women’s History Network. Founded in July 2016, VIDA remains singular in academic, digital history, and public humanities landscape. Date:Tuesday 14July2026 Time:6-7:30pm AEST Cost:Free, $0 Place:online – register here: events.humanitix.com/vida-10
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VIDA @ 10: Celebrating a decade of the Australian Women’s History Network’s blog
Come together to celebrate VIDA: Blog of the Australian Women’s History Network @ 10!
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
New blog post published in AWGSA’s series HDR/ECR Career Resources “What do we do now? Reflecting on pathways in and beyond the academy for early-career feminist scholar-activist-practitioners” awgsa.asn.au/what-do-we-d... #AWGSA #FeministScholarship #FeministAcademia #IntersectionalFeminism
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What do we do now? Reflecting on pathways in and beyond the academy for early-career feminist scholar-activist-practitioners
Jane Chen, AWGSA HDR Representative April 30, 2026 Blog, Series 6 What do we do now? Reflecting on pathways in and beyond the academy for early-career feminist scholar-activist-practitionersSamara,…
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📢 Event Announcement: Friday, 29 May 1pm-2pm (AEST) AWGSA Online Seminar Series: With Brooklyn Donelly (she/her) and Sophie Hindes (they/them) Where: Online Tickets: FREE for AWGSA members, $5 donation for non-members Register here: events.humanitix.com/online-resea...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Call For Papers: Special Issues journals.upress.ufl.edu/JGSS/cfp the Journal of Global South Studies, a biannual publication of the University of Florida Press. Gender (In)Equality (SDG #5) and the Global South Submissions deadline: Manuscripts should be submitted by June 30, 2026.
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Call For Papers: Special Issues | Journal of Global South Studies
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
📣 AWGSA Supported Event CALL FOR PAPERS & EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Who Cares? Imagining Feminist Solutions to Australia’s Childcare Crisis CLOSING 22 MAY 2026 feministchildcaresymposium.wordpress.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
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Who Cares? Imagining Feminist Solutions to Australia's Childcare Crisis
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New blog post published in AWGSA's series on Representation and Media! "Sovereign subjects: Barry Barclay’s influence on Aotearoa trans screen media" by Dr Paige Macintosh @cornflakerabbit.bsky.social awgsa.asn.au/sovereign-su...
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Sovereign subjects: Barry Barclay’s influence on Aotearoa trans screen media
In this blog, Dr Paige Macintosh describes Māori filmmaker Barry Barclay’s concept of Fourth Cinema and its relevance for queer, trans and takatāpui creatives working in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Join us today at 4pm! events.humanitix.com/awgsa-disabi...
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Online Research Seminar Series - AWGSA Disability Inclusion Policy Launch
An online research seminar presenting new projects across gender studies and interdisciplinary feminist research.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New blog post published in AWGSA's series on Representation and Media! Paige Macintosh writes about cultural resistance from Indigenous and trans creatives in film in Aotearoa. Check it out here awgsa.asn.au/sovereign-su...
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Sovereign subjects: Barry Barclay’s influence on Aotearoa trans screen media
In this blog, Dr Paige Macintosh describes Māori filmmaker Barry Barclay’s concept of Fourth Cinema and its relevance for queer, trans and takatāpui creatives working in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
AWGSA Seminar Series: “Latin American Feminisms” Friday 27th of March We're hosting a double book launch, hear from Dr Consuelo Martínez Reyes' and Dr Gabriela Silva Loureiro's. Tickets: $0 FREE AWGSA members; donation for non-members When: Friday 27th March 3-4pm AEST #LatinAmericanFeminism #AWGSA
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
📢Event Announcement Friday 6th March: No Panel, No Pressure, No Prep. Join AWGSA members & executive for an informal hour of conversation, reflection, and community. No presentations, no panels, & no preparation required, just show up as you are. Open to all women, gender‑diverse people, & allies.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
📢 Event Reminder: “What do we do now?” TOMORROW! 25 Feb 12–1pm AEDT. Join us for an honest conversation about navigating feminist careers in and beyond the academy. Open to HDRs, ECRs, independent scholars, pracademics, and scholar-activists. Register here: events.humanitix.com/what-do-we-d...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
📢 HDR/ECR Event Announcement! Join us for “What do we do now?” — a 1-hour online fireside chat for early-career feminist scholars, independent activists, and anyone navigating pathways in and beyond the academy on 25 Feb 12pm (AEDT) Register here! events.humanitix.com/what-do-we-d...
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What do we do now? — Pathways in and beyond the academy for early-career feminist scholar-activist-practitioners
Join us for a critical discuss on carving out feminist futures—in, against, and beyond the university in this 1-hour
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
TOMORROW'S SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO 2026 due to unforeseen circumstances!
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
LAST DAY TO REGISTER: "FORMING TRANS COLLECTIVES NOW" 💥 Please send your expressions of interest (who are? why would you like to join?) to c.kempen@unimelb.edu.au by November 25th.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
At AWGSA we celebrate #TransAwarenessWeek 💥 and commit to build inclusive spaces where trans and gender diverse people can thrive, and celebrate the joy of being seen, heard, and valued just as they are. Find resources here: www.minus18.org.au/campaigns/tr...
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Trans Awareness Week
Trans Awareness Week is 13 to 19 November! Celebrate trans pride and learn how to be a trans ally. Get involved now!
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
JOIN US FOR OUR NOVEMBER AWGSA RESEARCH SEMINAR! 🌟 Register here: events.humanitix.com/online-resea...
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Feminist Miscarriage Project @miscarriageproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Delighted to be launching the Feminist Miscarriage Project! Please see our new website and we'll be updating on news and events soon: feministmiscarriageproject.org
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The Feminist Miscarriage Project
A new collaboration led by two feminist academics, Victoria Browne and Susie Kilshaw, promoting intersectional approaches to miscarriage, grounded in bodily autonomy, social justice, and solidarity ac...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
SURVEY ⭐ 📝 Complete survey here: mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Run by Alana Blakers as part of Prof Sandy O'Sullivan's ARC project titled Saving Lives: Mapping the influence of Indigenous LGBTIQ+ creative artists
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
⭐ AWGSA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 🌟 AWGSA Journal Transition Representative, Associate Professor Gail Crimmins ! "Feminisms for me are multiple; they are lived, embodied, theoretical, activist, and collective..." Read here: awgsa.asn.au/spotlight-on... #AWGSA #Feminism #HigherEducation
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Spotlight on AWGSA members
Spotlight on AWGSA Members
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Still time to register for our September seminar on Friday 26 September, 12:00pm AEST! At this online research seminar we will hear from Professor Sandy O'Sullivan and Dr Han Reardon-Smith 💥 Register here: events.humanitix.com/copy-of-onli... #Indigenous #Queer #AWGSA #Anticolonial
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Online Research Seminar Series - September
An online research seminar presenting new projects across gender studies and interdisciplinary feminist research.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
LET'S WRITE! 📝 AWGSA is pleased to organise a monthly writing together session on teams/zoom on the last Tuesday of every month from 10am to 12pm starting 30 September 💥 📣 For joining please email awgsa.submissions@gmail.com with your full name and email address Open to all AWGSA members!
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
#AWGSA's Upcoming Seminars 💥 Registrations are now open! 💫 26 September, 12 - 1pm Sandy O'sullivan & Han Reardon-Smith Register here: events.humanitix.com/copy-of-onli... 💫 28 November 12 - 1pm Sophie Hindes & Brooklyn Donnelly Register Here: events.humanitix.com/online-resea...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Job opportunity! Postdoc Research Fellow in the Centre for Organisations and Social Change (COSC) at RMIT. The role will be working on a funded project examining gender norms, gaming influencers and tween boys. Find out more and apply here: rmit.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/RMIT_Careers...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Centre for Organisations and Social Change
Overview: Full-time, 2 year Fixed Term position Salary Academic Level B $115,303 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working Ab...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
AWGSA is in full agreement with the AHA open letter here theaha.org.au/advocacy/ calling for urgent replacement of the Job Ready Graduate scheme with equitable policy that values humanities and social sciences education. Please sign the petition & share tinyurl.com/4a3vzvy9 #Highereducation #Arts
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Advocacy - The Australian Historical Association
The Australian Historical Association advocates for the ability of historians to produce and publicise excellent and ethical historical research, with fair access to historical resources and communiti...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Fabulous seminar on Friday with Dr Adrienne Byrt on and Dr Paige Macintosh. Important threads through both about long-term relationships and community building in research and creative work - very exciting discussions about doing co-design better #AWGSA #GenderStudies #Codesign Next one 26 Sep!
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
AWGSA online seminar dates for the rest of the year - put these in your calendars! First up is our July research seminar next Friday 25 July at 12pm (AEST) via Zoom. Register here: lnkd.in/gvFZhPvs #AWGSA #FeministResearch #TransIndigenousStorytelling #HigherEducation
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Don't forget to register and join us for our July seminar! events.humanitix.com/online-resea...
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Online Research Seminar Series - JULY
An online research seminar presenting new projects across gender studies and interdisciplinary feminist research.
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
💥 ✊ Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association: Statement in support of sociology at Macquarie University FULL STATEMENT: awgsa.asn.au/awgsa-statem... Sign here: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa... #MacquireUniversity #Sociology #HigherEducation #AWGSA
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AWGSA STATEMENT: STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
10 July 2025Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association: Statement in support of sociology at Macquarie UniversityTo Whom it May Concern:Re: Opposition to Proposed Elimination of Sociology Di…
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
AWGSA celebrates this year's NAIDOC Week, which marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. Find local events here: www.naidoc.org.au/local-events... #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOCWeek
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
SAVE SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY! SIGN THE PETITION HERE: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa... In solidarity, AWGSA Exec
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SAVE SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
We urge Macquarie University management to reverse this decision and preserve the vital disciplines of Sociology and Politics. Sociology has a key place in the social sciences as the broadest and mos...
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
#AWGSA proudly joined #NoToViolence and allies to present an open letter to Minister Tanya Plibersek, calling for urgent action to end men's violence. We are proud to stand with a national coalition demanding bold leadership to stop domestic, family & sexual violence at its source. #EndViolence
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The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association @awgsa.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
#AWGSA's Executive Committee Statement in Solidarity with Palestine ✊ 🍉 "We join current calls for a permanent ceasefire and international sanctions to Israel, & stand in solidarity with Palestinian liberation and self-determination." READ FULL STATEMENT HERE: awgsa.asn.au/australian-w...
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