Get to know Tarik Bayrakli, manager of Club Respect, one of our major harm prevention initiatives. Tarik is also host of Smart Plays, a new podcast that uncovers the biggest problems facing Australian sport, and what it will take to bring sport into the modern world of respect.
6th October, 22 Read more
In this article for the Trust Journal, medical student Niranjanan Sriganeshwaran explains why he was compelled to write a one person play unmasking toxic masculinity.
16th September, 22 Read more
We've been so fortunate to have Sala Goma join our small team in recent months. Here she reflects on her feminist journey, and why she's passionate about intersectional feminism, first and foremost.
1st September, 22 Read more
If we are set upon making our communities safe from violence, we need "a shift away from able-bodied, white perspectives as default", writes Katie Brebner Griffin. Katie is a queer, dynamically disabled gendered violence activist. She's also a registered nurse, writer, and artist. Her work explores themes of abuse, survival and representation.
1st September, 22 Read more
Susan White, senior doctor and author of Cut (out now with Affirm Press) reexamines her experiences of sexual harassment in the elite world of medicine. In the aftermath of Me Too, such experiences are cast in a whole new light and speak to a deep cultural problem in the medical profession.
1st September, 22 Read more
The 'perfect victim' in the criminal justice system is a virgin. She's never had a drink. She doesn't post on social media. She's never sent an intimate message and she's unmarked in the eyes of the law. She comes forward at the perfect time. There are always witnesses to corroborate her story. She shares just enough with the public to be empathised with, but not too much, or she's hysterical. Most importantly, she doesn't exist. She's an ideal that sets every survivor up for failure, for judgement and to bear...
4th August, 22 Read more
Sarah Ratcliffe (Phd candidate, University of Sydney) offers her insights into the fall out from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade, and what this judgement means for abortion access in Australia. Is Australia likely to follow in America's footsteps?
7th July, 22 Read more
An edited extract from Manjula Datta O’Connor's incisive investigation of domestic violence in South Asian communities, and the resilience of women in the face of adversity.
7th July, 22 Read more
Mary Crooks, executive director, Victorian Women's Trust, reflects on the long road that led to a change in Australia's Federal government and the crucial role women played.
16th June, 22 Read more
CW: Sexual assault Lucia Osborne-Crowley is the author of I Choose Elena and My Body Keeps Your Secrets, two memoirs that deal with the aftermath of sexual trauma. Here, Lucia writes about the importance of trauma-informed care in clinical settings, and why it should be standard practice for the safety, empowerment and healing of all patients.
18th May, 22 Read more