Currently there’s an ambitious exhibition on at the Pride Centre in Melbourne called TransTrans. The show delves into the history of gender-diverse communities and scientists in Berlin, America and...
Category: LGBTIAQ+
Finding my way back to women’s history
A celebrity decorator with blue hair. A single mother who advised JFK in the Oval Office. A Christian nudist with a passion for almond milk. A century ago, ten Australian women did something...
Navigating the employee lifecycle: Trans and gender-diverse edition
Understanding and raising awareness about the obstacles and disparities faced by trans and gender-diverse employees in Australia can help managers access a larger talent pool by implementing...
Nurses redefine patient care during the AIDS crisis
HIV and AIDS devastated communities across Australia in the 1980s and 1990s. In the midst of this profound health crisis, nurses provided crucial care to those living with and dying from the virus....
What I’ve learned after 12 years fighting on the frontline
As I step down from my role at Meridian – Canberra’s leading LGBTIQA+ organisation – after 12 years, I reflect on how we can priorities lived experience in policy, research and service delivery. How...
Summer profile series – inspiring women: Danielle Scrimshaw
Over summer, BroadAgenda is featuring a short series of profiles on amazing women and LGBTIQ + folks. Our first Q and A is with Danielle Scrimshaw. She's is a writer living on Boon Wurrung country...
Waltzing Matildas: How is Australia Faring on Gender Equality?
The following is a shortened, lightly edited excerpt of a speech given by Australian politician, diplomat, gender equality advocate and author Natasha Stott Despoja AO, at the National Foundation...
How to increase the inclusion of gender-diverse employees
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...
Intersectional feminism and diversity in secret institutions
This blog post was first published by The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association (AWGSA), the leading organization representing researchers, academics, and students in the fields of...