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women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

  • Written by: Meredith Nash, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Tasmania
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It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour.

We interviewed women of colour working in scientific and technical organisations across Australia about their experiences. As well as direct discrimination, they face a barrage of brief, everyday racial slights and...

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As Fates would have it

  • Written by: Elodie Paillard, Honorary Associate, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
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Many will be familiar with the looming presence of Oedipus or Antigone in Classical Greek tragedy. But how many remember the so-called secondary characters (nurses, soldiers, pedagogues) with whom the great heroes of the past appeared on stage?

“Minor” characters of 5th century BC works have an important role in encouraging...

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Bias starts early – most books in childcare centres have white, middle-class heroes

  • Written by: Helen Joanne Adam, Lecturer in Literacy Education and Children's Literature, Edith Cowan University
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Only 18% of books available in four Australian childcare centres include non-white characters. Animal characters make up around half the books available, with the animals largely leading lives, and adhering to values, of middle-class Caucasians.

My study, published in The Australian Educational Researcher recently, analysed...

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Jokowi’s visit shows the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strong, but faultlines remain

  • Written by: Colin Brown, Adjunct Professor, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
Jokowi’s visit shows the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strong, but faultlines remainAAP/Rick Rycroft

Indonesian President Joko Widodo - Jokowi – has shown himself to be generally less interested in international affairs than his predecessor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). He has also been less committed to the Indonesia-Australia relationship.

Nonetheless, Australia’s invitation to Jokowi to address the parliament,...

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