Gender and Feminist Studies Network launched

In early 2021, Charles Sturt University launched the Gender and Feminist Studies (GaFS) Network to increase the visibility of gender and feminist studies within our university and to encourage and support our research students working in the field. The GaFS Network aims to produce research about women, gender and sexuality from a feminist and gender studies perspective, and to pursue feminist inquiry related to gender equity and women’s empowerment.

The three co-leaders of the GaFS Network are academics, Dr Donna Bridges, Associate Professor Larissa Bamberry and Dr Chelsea Litchfield, who represent each of our three faculties. The GaFS Network strives to be an internationally recognised network that shares knowledge, collaborates on research projects, and provides leadership in gender and feminist studies.

“During 2021, network members collaborated on a book about gender and feminist studies which addressed theory and methodology, as well as empirical research and social action,” Dr Bridges said.

“Examples of possible research include gender and work, women in leadership, gender in sport, LGBTI inclusion and participation, and feminist literature.”