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Women’s eSafety by Design

Level 3, AMDC Building, Swinburne University, 469-477 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn 469-477 Burwood Road, Hawthorn

Women and girls face abuse, exploitation and threats of violence in a wide range of online spaces. Safety by Design puts women’s safety at the heart of digital technologies, preventing harm before it occurs and holding perpetrators to account. Join in a conversation envisioning a world of online safety and network with the eSafety Commissioner,Julie Inman-Grant, Swinburne researchers and Swinburne partner organisations working to end all forms of violence against women and children. The event will be hosted by: Dr Rachael Burgin, Senior Lecturer in School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship and CEO of Rape and Sexual Assault Research and Advocacy (RASARA) Professor Kay Cook, Associate Dean of Research in the School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education Event highlights The event will commence with a keynote speech delivered by eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant. This will be followed by an engaging panel discussion involving Swinburne researchers and collaborating partner organisations Networking drinks and canapés About the speaker Julie Inman Grant is Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. In this role, Julie leads the world’s first government regulatory agency committed to keeping its citizens safer online. Julie has extensive experience in the non-profit and government sectors and spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles […]

“Umibot”: Reflections on Building a Feminist Chatbot on Image-Based Abuse

Virtual

In this presentation, we provide a demo of the “Umibot” chatbot that we developed for victim-survivors, bystanders and perpetrators of image-based abuse. Drawing on a conceptual approach that embraces intersectional feminism and a feminist data ethics of care, we outline some of the challenges we confronted in the design and development of the chatbot. The Speakers: Professor Nicola Henry is an ARC Future Fellow in the Social and Global Studies Centre at RMIT. Her research focuses on the prevalence, nature and impacts of gendered violence, including legal and non-legal responses to addressing and preventing violence. Her current research is focused on technology-facilitated abuse and image-based sexual abuse. Dr Alice Witt is a Research Fellow in the Social and Global Studies Centre at RMIT. Her research investigates the exercise of governing power in the digital age, focusing on the intersections of regulation, technology, and gender. Alice’s research expertise includes content moderation on Instagram and other social media platforms; the governance of and by online platforms; and the regulation of women’s bodies.

Free

The Adventure Therapy Power Couple

Virtual

Why are Margaret and Josh talking about adventure therapy on their wedding anniversary? Because it was working in an adventure therapy organisation in Alaska where the two met! This session will explore their most important takeaways from a career working therapeutically in the outdoors. Register your attendance here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-adventure-therapy-power-couple-tickets-698807771857

Free