I recently published a paper Managerial influences on the inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse employees: A critical multi-method study in the Australian Journal of Management. The paper...
Category: Education
“You can’t judge someone’s health by their appearance”
Fresh from casually dancing and singing with the Bee Gees offstage at the Whitehouse during Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s State visit to the US (true story!), Australian of the Year Taryn...
How the gendered body is constructed in physical education
The following article is a condensed version of a book chapter of mine that was published in June 2023. This is part of a book entitled Gender, feminist and queer studies: Power, privilege and...
DV literacy: a necessary tool in combatting coercive control
The following article is a condensed version of a research paper delivered at the ANU Gender Institute symposium on ‘Understanding Coercive Control’ that explored coercive control from multiple...
Book banning: What it means for queer people
Pride month ended last week, and I cannot tell you how many social media posts I’ve seen reminding us in the queer community to take care of ourselves, especially in these times. As a queer person,...
Mothers in higher ed, research need more support
When I was doing my PhD research in Germany, the WZB - a social science research institute in Berlin - had a family room dedicated for after-hours childcare with an educator. While I was taking...
How schoolyards became boy yards
Many things mark the transition from primary to high school. New uniforms, larger canteens, different classroom structures and changing friendship groups are but a few of the many rites of passage...
Indigenous women yarning about finance
Rich Blak Women is a truly unique podcast that follows stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women – "rich in culture, value and mindset." The pod aims to deepen awareness about the...
Working on being an ally as a white woman
On Wednesday last week, I was sitting on a stage as part of a panel conversation, which is not unusual for me. What is (lamentably) unusual is the fact that I was in the minority as a white woman....