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  1. 11 May 2023 - Humanities

    Happy ancient Roman Mother’s Day

    No breakfast in bed and a bouquet, on ancient Roman Mother’s Day, women served their slaves, says University of Melbourne historian and archaeologist.

  2. 7 March 2023 - Inside Business

    Overcoming gender bias of boardroom gatekeepers

    On International Women's Day, a University of Melbourne expert says remove gatekeeper bias for professional women so they can compete on equal footing with men

  3. 7 March 2023 - Engineering & Technology

    The women putting intelligence in artificial intelligence

    On International Women's Day, University of Melbourne experts say it’s crucial women play a role in AI innovation and education to combat gender discrimination.

  4. 7 March 2023 - Humanities

    AI, automation and women

    On International Women's Day, University of Melbourne experts ask what the expansion of technologies like AI and automation mean for the futures of women.

  5. 7 March 2023 - Music, Arts & Screen

    The modern women of Australian ballet

    This International Women’s Day, a University of Melbourne expert shares the inspirational ballets and lives of pioneering Australian women choreographers

  6. 16 January 2023 - Health & Medicine

    On the frontline of family violence in the Asia Pacific

    A University of Melbourne led project is supporting locals in the Asia Pacific to collect data on family violence, shining a light on this hidden scourge

  7. 7 November 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    The real cost to unpaid carers

    Unpaid caregiving is detrimental to mental health, finds University of Melbourne research. And globally, the unpaid care load is still mostly carried by women.

  8. 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.

  9. 1 September 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Women are doing too much and it’s hurting their mental health

    Women still do most of the unpaid work at home while also working. A first-of-its-kind University of Melbourne review finds it’s hurting their mental health.

  10. 9 June 2022 - Inside Business

    A family breakup is a poverty trap for women

    A woman’s risk of falling into poverty doubles after a separation, with a family breakup a poverty trap for many, says new University of Melbourne research