Most gendered harm is not reported in the bush I had to ask for access to a bathroom once a month because I had my period! So eventually instead of access to a bathroom, they got me access to a Toyota so that I could drive away to a toilet. So the entire crew knew […]
Whispers from the Bush: MTR to launch new book on sexual harassment of rural women I was honored when Skye Saunders asked me to launch her significant and timely new book Whispers from the Bush on Friday in Canberra. I’ll be sharing a little about my experience growing up and working in country Victoria and praising Skye […]
A hotel worker’s allegations of sexual assault by IMF chief and possible French presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn are disturbing. But also disturbing is the way the case is being reported in some sections of the media. Strauss-Kahn has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a woman at his expensive hotel suite in New York. […]
Published today on Sexism: alive and well in Australia Virginia Haussegger is right to lament the status of women in other countries and the brutalities and indignities they suffer daily. But attitudes towards women in our own so-called liberated western democracy desperately need an overhaul as well. While I frequently write about the objectification of […]
Company forced to apologise for meter maid stunt Nice to be able to end the week on a good note. I was so encouraged to read in the SMH the strong comments of women who rebuked Microsoft for hiring Gold cost meter maids to provide the entertainment at a Tech conference this week. […]
But Alannah Hill acts like it is When a woman makes a joke about sexual harassment and claims she wishes she had been ‘touched up’ by the man at the centre of harassment claims, you see just how entrenched is the idea that harassment is just a bit of fun and that women really want […]
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How ‘playing the game’ contributes to a hostile working environment for women Catching up on a pile of newspapers (new social media may have captivated me – sent my 1000th tweet on the weekend – but a stack of papers still gives me a thrill), I came across an article titled ‘The only way is […]
Just because it’s almost International Women’s Day, doesn’t mean a woman shouldn’t be reminded of her rightful place. She may have overcome innumerable workplace obstacles to get where she is today. She may be allowed to join the boys in the boardroom. But that doesn’t mean her primary role has changed. She is still valued […]
Following my blog posts on the death-by-bullying case of Brodie Panlock, I asked my friend and colleague Sarah McMahon, (above), a consultant psychologist and accredited mediator who has counseled many victims of workplace bullying, to provide advice to those who are subjected to bullyling at work. Keep detailed notes of events- and keep these as […]
“Relentless in their efforts to demean her.” “Persistent and vicious.” “Aggressive and intimidating.” These are some of the descriptions of the physical and emotional bullying Brodie Panlock was subjected to by the four men convicted and fined for their role in her suicide. That’s them (clockwise from top left): Marc Luis Da Cruz, Nicholas Smallwood, […]
