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  1. 8 February 2024 - Humanities

    ‘The Man’: Taylor’s feminism could go so much further

    Taylor Swift’s ‘The Man’ should go further for feminism - focusing instead on not making ‘alpha male’ the standard, say University of Melbourne expert.

  2. 9 October 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    Misogyny in medicine impacts us all

    Misogyny in medicine is rife and Australian hospitals must adopt a gender equity framework to ensure quality patient care says a University of Melbourne expert.

  3. 12 October 2022 - Humanities

    The reckoning of Gillard’s misogyny speech

    A University of Melbourne expert says a historical reckoning with Gillard’s misogny speech forces us to acknowledge there are no heroes – and that’s okay.

  4. 7 March 2021 - Engineering & Technology

    The importance of teaching boys about brilliant women

    If we don't normalise brilliant women to girls and boys, it becomes a real problem for these women when boys become men, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  5. 27 January 2021 - Engineering & Technology

    Trump, nipples and the hypocrisy of the social media giants

    Ending routine social media censorship of the marginalised may may mean significantly increasing the diversity in the industry – University of Melbourne experts

  6. 7 March 2020 - Legal Affairs

    Women, age discrimination and work

    This International Women's Day, University of Melbourne research finds despite an increase in ageism against women, they are less likely to make a legal claim.

  7. 4 March 2020 - Health & Wellbeing

    Call for a new age in science

    As we mark International Women's Day, a University of Melbourne expert says peer-review processes overwhelmingly benefiting men are scientifically flawed.

  8. 13 December 2019 - Engineering & Technology

    It’s time to retire Lena from computer science

    Why did computer research adopt a sexist pornographic image? A University of Melbourne expert backgrounds the story of 'Losing Lena' and the need for change.

  9. 22 May 2019 - Health & Wellbeing

    How do young Australians see violence against women?

    New research from the University of Melbourne finds that young Australians’ understanding of sexism, violence and abuse against women needs more education.

  10. 9 July 2018 - Legal Affairs

    Sexism, women and Australian politics

    A University of Melbourne expert says David Leyonhjelm's sexist comment to Sarah Hanson-Young should ignite a fire in Australian women to get into politics.