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Still time to register for our September seminar on Friday 26 September, 12:00pm AEST!

At this online research seminar we will hear from Professor Sandy O'Sullivan and Dr Han Reardon-Smith 💥

Register here: events.humanitix.com/copy-of-onli...

#Indigenous #Queer #AWGSA #Anticolonial
Online Research Seminar Series - September
An online research seminar presenting new projects across gender studies and interdisciplinary feminist research.
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At AWGSA we celebrate #TransAwarenessWeek 💥 and commit to build inclusive spaces where trans and gender diverse people can thrive, and celebrate the joy of being seen, heard, and valued just as they are.

Find resources here: www.minus18.org.au/campaigns/tr...
Trans Awareness Week
Trans Awareness Week is 13 to 19 November! Celebrate trans pride and learn how to be a trans ally. Get involved now!
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November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
JOIN US FOR OUR NOVEMBER AWGSA RESEARCH SEMINAR! 🌟

Register here: events.humanitix.com/online-resea...
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Delighted to be launching the Feminist Miscarriage Project! Please see our new website and we'll be updating on news and events soon: feministmiscarriageproject.org
The Feminist Miscarriage Project
A new collaboration led by two feminist academics, Victoria Browne and Susie Kilshaw, promoting intersectional approaches to miscarriage, grounded in bodily autonomy, social justice, and solidarity ac...
feministmiscarriageproject.org
September 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
SURVEY ⭐ 📝

Complete survey here:
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Run by Alana Blakers as part of Prof Sandy O'Sullivan's ARC project titled Saving Lives: Mapping the influence of Indigenous LGBTIQ+ creative artists
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
⭐ AWGSA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 🌟 AWGSA Journal Transition Representative, Associate Professor Gail Crimmins !

"Feminisms for me are multiple; they are lived, embodied, theoretical, activist, and collective..."

Read here: awgsa.asn.au/spotlight-on...

#AWGSA #Feminism #HigherEducation
Spotlight on AWGSA members
Spotlight on AWGSA Members
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September 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Still time to register for our September seminar on Friday 26 September, 12:00pm AEST!

At this online research seminar we will hear from Professor Sandy O'Sullivan and Dr Han Reardon-Smith 💥

Register here: events.humanitix.com/copy-of-onli...

#Indigenous #Queer #AWGSA #Anticolonial
Online Research Seminar Series - September
An online research seminar presenting new projects across gender studies and interdisciplinary feminist research.
events.humanitix.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
LET'S WRITE! 📝

AWGSA is pleased to organise a monthly writing together session on teams/zoom on the last Tuesday of every month from 10am to 12pm starting 30 September 💥 📣

For joining please email awgsa.submissions@gmail.com with your full name and email address

Open to all AWGSA members!
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#AWGSA's Upcoming Seminars 💥 Registrations are now open!

💫 26 September, 12 - 1pm
Sandy O'sullivan & Han Reardon-Smith
Register here: events.humanitix.com/copy-of-onli...

💫 28 November 12 - 1pm
Sophie Hindes & Brooklyn Donnelly
Register Here: events.humanitix.com/online-resea...
September 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Job opportunity! Postdoc Research Fellow in the Centre for Organisations and Social Change (COSC) at RMIT. The role will be working on a funded project examining gender norms, gaming influencers and tween boys. Find out more and apply here: rmit.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/RMIT_Careers...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Centre for Organisations and Social Change
Overview: Full-time, 2 year Fixed Term position Salary Academic Level B $115,303 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working Ab...
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August 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
AWGSA is in full agreement with the AHA open letter here theaha.org.au/advocacy/ calling for urgent replacement of the Job Ready Graduate scheme with equitable policy that values humanities and social sciences education. Please sign the petition & share tinyurl.com/4a3vzvy9 #Highereducation #Arts
Advocacy - The Australian Historical Association
The Australian Historical Association advocates for the ability of historians to produce and publicise excellent and ethical historical research, with fair access to historical resources and communiti...
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July 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Fabulous seminar on Friday with Dr Adrienne Byrt on and Dr Paige Macintosh. Important threads through both about long-term relationships and community building in research and creative work - very exciting discussions about doing co-design better #AWGSA #GenderStudies #Codesign Next one 26 Sep!
July 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
AWGSA online seminar dates for the rest of the year - put these in your calendars!

First up is our July research seminar next Friday 25 July at 12pm (AEST) via Zoom. Register here: lnkd.in/gvFZhPvs

#AWGSA
#FeministResearch
#TransIndigenousStorytelling
#HigherEducation
July 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Don't forget to register and join us for our July seminar! events.humanitix.com/online-resea...
July 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
💥 ✊ Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association: Statement in support of sociology at Macquarie University

FULL STATEMENT:
awgsa.asn.au/awgsa-statem...

Sign here: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa...

#MacquireUniversity #Sociology #HigherEducation #AWGSA
AWGSA STATEMENT: STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
10 July 2025Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association: Statement in support of sociology at Macquarie UniversityTo Whom it May Concern:Re: Opposition to Proposed Elimination of Sociology Di…
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July 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
AWGSA celebrates this year's NAIDOC Week, which marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience.

Find local events here: www.naidoc.org.au/local-events...

#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOCWeek
July 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
SAVE SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY!

SIGN THE PETITION HERE: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa...

In solidarity,

AWGSA Exec
SAVE SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
We urge Macquarie University management to reverse this decision and preserve the vital disciplines of Sociology and Politics. Sociology has a key place in the social sciences as the broadest and mos...
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July 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
#AWGSA proudly joined #NoToViolence and allies to present an open letter to Minister Tanya Plibersek, calling for urgent action to end men's violence.

We are proud to stand with a national coalition demanding bold leadership to stop domestic, family & sexual violence at its source.

#EndViolence
June 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
#AWGSA's Executive Committee Statement in Solidarity with Palestine ✊ 🍉

"We join current calls for a permanent ceasefire and international sanctions to Israel, & stand in solidarity with Palestinian liberation and self-determination."

READ FULL STATEMENT HERE: awgsa.asn.au/australian-w...
June 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Join us for our July research seminar with Dr Adrienne Byrt & Dr Paige Macintosh 💥

Date: Fri, 25 July at 12pm (AEST) via Zoom

Register here: events.humanitix.com/online-resea...

#AWGSA #Feminist #GenderStudies #TransIndigenousStorytelling
June 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It's #WorldRefugeeDay and we want to highlight the three-year theme of Finding Freedom, which emphasises the vital role community plays in all our lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, language, disability, sexuality and age.

www.refugeeweek.org.au/theme/

#RefugeeWeek
2025 Theme - Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community - Refugee Week
This year's Refugee Week theme is Finding Freedom: Family, which encapsulates a refugee's profound journey of resilience, strength, and unity.
www.refugeeweek.org.au
June 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🎓 What an incredible first online seminar with AWGSA recently. Thank you to Chelsea Clementine Wallis and Dr Naomi Smith @deadtheorist.bsky.social for their thoughtful keynotes.

Learn more here:

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#AWGSA #WomensStudies #GenderStudies #DV
🎓 What an incredible first online seminar with the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association recently. | The Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association (AWGSA)
🎓 What an incredible first online seminar with the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association recently. Thank you to Chelsea Clementine Wallis and Dr Dr Naomi Smith for their thoughtful key...
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June 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
AWGSA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT FOR THE MONTH is Samara Kim (수임 / 지윤) our HDR representative on the Executive 💫

Read more here:

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AWGSA Member Spotlight – Samara Kim 김수임
Samara Kim, also known as Kim Soo Im (김수임), AWGSA HDR representative on the Executive
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June 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Matrescence symposium | Call for abstracts 💥 Online and at UQ, Brisbane

Please submit a 200-word abstract and short bio by 17:00 (AEST) Tuesday 17 June 2025 to: matrescence.symposium@gmail.com

See the full call for abstracts and symposium details at: matrescencesymposium.wordpress.com
Matrescence Symposium 2025 | 17 July 2025
ONLINE & THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE CITY CAMPUS, AUSTRALIA
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June 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Update for tomorrow's seminar: all welcome to our first AWGSA seminar for the year, now featuring Dr Naomi Smith @deadtheorist.bsky.social and Chelsea Wallis. Free! (though you can opt to provide a donation) #AWGSA #Feminist #GenderStudies
May 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
This National Sorry Day we join First Nations calls for Justice!

Images via Senator Lidia Thorpe: www.instagram.com/p/DKGCaTxTCL...

#NationalSorryDay
May 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM