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The Gender Network (Gender, Feminist and Queer Research and Practice) strives to be a nationally and internationally recognised network that shares knowledge, collaborates on research projects and provides leadership in gender and feminist studies.

Our mission

To advance and promote the Gender Network at Charles Sturt University as a visible and principal research entity in Australia and internationally. To produce research about women, gender and sexuality from a feminist and gender studies perspective. To pursue feminist inquiry related to gender equity and women’s empowerment.

About us

Learn more about the Gender Network.

Members

See who is involved in the Gender Network.

Projects

The Gender Network manages it's own projects as well as supports projects from individual members.

Events

The Gender Network hosts it's own events as well as supports external events.

News

Check out our news articles - keep up to date on the Gender Network.

Resources

Our resources and useful links are here to support your research and learning

Goals and Objectives

  • Advance scholarship and research at Charles Sturt in the area of gender studies
  • To contribute to knowledge, research and policy about women and gender in Charles Sturt regions, nationally and internationally.
  • To establish relationships with national and international research partners and develop opportunities for partnerships and collaborative research.
  • Cultivate research that is about women and for women and uses feminist research principles in design and methodology. To provide infrastructure and support for HDR students in this area
  • To be responsive to the needs of our regions
  • Promote and support internal and/or external research collaborations and the development of larger research teams and partnerships to facilitate critical research mass within the university

Tri-faculty initiative

We are a tri-faculty initiative. Our lead and co-leaders represent each of Charles Sturt University's faculties.

Co-leads

Dr Donna Bridges

Lead
Faculty of Arts and Education

Dr Larissa Bamberry

Co-lead
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Science

Dr Sonia Maria

Co-lead
Faculty of Science and Health

Dr Clifford Lewis

Co-lead
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Science

Dr Elizabeth Wulff

Co-lead
Faculty of Arts and Education

Position Vacant

Co-lead
Faculty TBC

Charles Sturt University aims to create a world worth living in

This research is contributing to knowledge, research and policy about women and gender in Charles Sturt regions, nationally and internationally