International Women’s Day 2024
Left to right: Professor Lorana Bartels, Professor Bronwyn Parry, Associate Professor Julieanne Lamond, Professor Fiona Jenkins
International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity, a goal that is reflected in this year’s theme: Inspire Inclusion.
The College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is made up of inspiring and dedicated women who are world-leading researchers, teachers, students, alumni and professional staff, mothers, sisters, daughters and friends. Contributing to their fields in different ways, they are dedicated to the pursuit of bettering our society to promote just and equal opportunities for all.
Below shines a spotlight on a few women in our CASS community who are outstanding examples of this.
Professor Bronwyn Parry
Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Parry is a leading global health and social medicine researcher, who is committed to social impact, civic engagement, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Having had an “unconventional” journey, Professor Parry began her career in theatre and was the first woman to complete an apprenticeship as a scenery builder in Australia.
She joins the ANU from King’s College London, where she was the Inaugural Head of the School of Global Affairs, a vibrant hub of multi-disciplinary scholarship to collectively address some of the world's most pressing societal challenges.
Professor Parry is co-lead of the Australian Refugee Welcome University Sponsorship Consortium (ARWUSC) and is working to provide a new pathway to refugee settlement in Australia.
Professor Fiona Jenkins
Convenor of the ANU Gender Institute and professor in the ANU School of Philosophy, Fiona Jenkins is known for her works on feminist and gender theory, the status of women in philosophy and Nietzschean philosophical ideas.
Her current research looks at practices of Acknowledgement of Country in view of their complex epistemic status, and their role in offering a practical form of recognition.
She aims to develop and support best practice in promoting gender equality and has been involved in numerous projects including civil society monitoring of Australia’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.
Professor Lorana Bartels
Professor of Criminology, POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research (CSPR), Lorana Bartels’ research focuses on various aspects of the criminal justice system including the treatment of women and Indigenous peoples.
In addition to being a member of numerous committees and advisory groups nationally and internationally, she is currently the co-chair of the ACT chapter and a national director of the Justice Reform Initiative.
Professor Bartels’ publications include five books and over 120 refereed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers, as well as consultancy reports for the ACT, Commonwealth, Queensland, Tasmanian and Victorian governments.
Associate Professor Julieanne Lamond
Associate Professor of English and Head of the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Julieanne Lamond’s research focuses on Australian literary culture, and the relationship between gender and literary value.
Her 2022 work Lohrey, an exploration of the remarkable career of Tasmanian writer and novelist Amanda Lohrey, was highly commended in the 2023 ACT Book of the Year and was the joint winner of the 2023 Walter McRae Russell Award.
Since 2014 she has worked with non-profit organisation Stella on the annual Stella Count, collecting statistics on gender balance in Australia’s books, and is President and co-editor of the Australian Literary Studies journal.
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