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BRIGHTENING OUR COMMUNITYChanging the gender narrative to prevent violence on-campus
Fiona Marshall, Manager, Respectful Communities (she/her)
Amy Dempsey, Peer Facilitator, Respectful Communities (she/her)
● Employing primary prevention research in a
university setting
● Skill building with student leaders so they
become advocates for change
● Using staff and student allies to increase
engagement numbers
OVERVIEW E te hui
Whāia te mātauranga kia mārama
Kia whai take ngā mahi katoa
Tū maia, tū kaha
Aroha atu, aroha mai
Tātou i a tātou katoa
For this gathering
Seek knowledge for understanding
Have purpose in all that you do
Stand tall, be strong
Let us show respect
For each other
Kaitito (Author): Huirangi Waikerepuru
www.anzca.edu.au/documents/anzca_acknowledgement-guide/
RESPECTFUL COMMUNITIESESTABLISHMENT OF PREVENTION
February 2015The Hunting Ground
documentary
February 2016RNA campaign launched
August 2017Change the Course report
released
October 2017Twitter movement
#metooJanuary 2018Establishment of
Respectful Communities
Universities Australia national campaign to end gender-based violence on-campus
Respectful Communities
Community Research Student LifeLearning &
TeachingWorkplace
(Our Watch, 2019;
UNHCR, 2019)
Refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person’s will
and is based on gender norms and unequal power
relationships.
DEFINITION OF
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Respectful Community Initiative Training (90 minutes) launched in 2017
● Prevalence of violence against women
● Responding to overt violence
● Resources and support services
BRIGHTORIGINS OF
DEVELOPED BY A STUDENT, FOR STUDENTS
BY 2018 COMMUNITY SHIFT
NEED FOR CHANGE
STUDENT ORGANISATIONSEXPAND THE PROGRAM
OVER 100 STUDENT-RUN CLUBS & SOCIETIESBASED OUT OF OUR CLAYTON CAMPUS, WITH ACCESS TO OVER 10,000 STUDENTS.
CHANGE THE STORYTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Gender drivers of violence against women:
Condoning of violence against women
Men’s control of decision-making and limits to women’s independence
Stereotyped constructions of masculinity and femininity
Disrespect towards women and male peer relations that emphasise aggression (Our Watch, 2015)
ENCOURAGING
A NEW
NARRATIVE
AROUND WHAT
A GENDER
EQUITABLE
COMMUNITY
LOOKS LIKE.
Bystander
Respect
Intimate partner violence
Gender
Higher education
Training
LEARNING OUTCOMESBRIGHT PROGRAM
BRIGHT PROGRAM
STRUCTURE UNPACKING AND DEFINING GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE
CONNECTING GENDER NORMS AND
STEREOTYPES TO GBV
COMBATTING GENDERED NORMS IN
OUR SUB-COMMUNITIES
UPSKILLING IN BYSTANDER INTERVENTION
AND RESPONDING TO DISCLOSURES
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
SERVICES
ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION
IN ACTIVITIES
AND GROUP
DISCUSSIONS
THROUGHOUT
IN 2019 A TOTAL OF
958 STUDENTS TRAINED IN BRIGHT ACROSS
33 SESSIONS
SHIFTS IN ATTITUDESEVALUATION
95% felt better equipped to change their
club or group’s culture around gender
97% felt better prepared to be an active
bystander if they witnessed gender-based
violence
98% felt better equipped to respond to a
disclosure
DEMOGRAPHICS
GENDER Sub-sample student data
derived from student
record system.
Population data:
56.9% Female students
43.1% Male students
<1% Non-binary students
41% 59%
0% non-binary
students
identified
DEMOGRAPHICS
STUDENTSTATUS
Population data:
54% Domestic students
33% International students
13% Offshore students
24%
76%
DEMOGRAPHICS
STUDYTYPE
Population data:
35% Postgraduate/HDR
65% Undergraduate
4%
96%
EMPOWERING STUDENT FACILITATORS AND STUDENT PARTNERS TO DRIVE CULTURAL CHANGE IN THEIR OWN SUB-COMMUNITIES.
FOR STUDENTS, BY STUDENTSBRIGHT PROGRAM
Embedded within student leader training
for the student association, residential
colleges and non-residential colleges.
Expansion in 2019 into course curriculum,
delivering the training to 1st year
physiotherapy, OT and global health
students.
FINDING NEW PARTNERSEXPANSION
STUDENT
LEADERS AS
ADVOCATES
FOR GENDER
EQUALITY
CHALLENGESOUR
HOW DO WE REACH ALL STUDENTS
WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE QUALITY OF
THE PROGRAM?
Embedded within student leader training
for the student association, residential
colleges and non-residential colleges.
Expansion in 2019 into course curriculum,
delivering the training to 1st year
physiotherapy, OT and global health
students.
FINDING NEW PARTNERSEXPANSION
STUDENT
LEADERS AS
ADVOCATES
FOR GENDER
EQUALITY
STUDENT LIFE CYCLEOUR CURRENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE
FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATES SECOND YEARPRE-MONASH
● Engaging staff in the program
● Evaluation of the program in
2020 (pre/post surveys,
interviews)
● Diversifying the cohort
attending the training
NEXT STEPSOUR
THANK YOU
REACH OUT TO US TO LEARN MORE...FIND OUT MORE AT MONASH.EDU/ABOUT/RESPECT-NOW-ALWAYSEMAIL [email protected]
FIONA MARSHALL [email protected] DEMPSEY [email protected]