Harmony Day

People walk across Martin Place, Sydney. In the background, people sit on stairs painted in the rainbow flag

I was one of the speakers at a recent Harmony Day event today.

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International Women’s Day 2018

1 Castlereagh offices is a tall, modern-looking building

A quick update on another recent event: I gave a talk at Readify for International Women’s Day.

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Ending Sexual Harassment

Last weekend, I gave a talk on “Ending Sexual Harassment in Science, Technology and Maths (STEM) and Academia,” at Kiwi Foo, in Auckland, New Zealand. The discussion was really wonderful, with many thoughful stories shared about experiences of harassment and how to take collective action. In particular, we talked about how men can be better allies to women and femmes.

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Black woman's hands are typing on a laptop. She sits on the ground surrounded by books

Inclusion in the Technology Sector

My panel talk on intersectionality for the Tech Inclusion Melbourne conference was really fun, with excellent co-panellists, UX Lead for ANZ, Cory-Ann Joseph, and UX Designer for the REA Group, Danya Azzopardi.

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Career As An Applied Sociologist

Earlier today I spoke on a careers panel at the postgraduate students’ day for The Australian Sociological Association.

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