Lean In at Monash University

Violence against women starts with disrespect and with subtle hints of sexism.

Using 'like a girl' as an insult and making excuses because 'boys will be boys' is NOT OKAY.

We ask that you speak up and call out sexist behaviour so that it doesn't perpetuate this culture of violence.

'He just did it 'cause he likes you': The ad that will shock Australia The Coalition government has launched a confronting new ad campaign, designed to get parents, teachers and coaches to clamp down on disrespectful and aggressive behaviour by boys and young men.

Today we saw first hand the power of calling out unfair behaviour. Congratulations to the two male law students who questioned a seemingly unfair decision by a student society at our own university. A decision which has now been changed.

This is why we invite everyone to get involved with our purpose and together we can put gender equality on the agenda.

Interested to test your own unconscious bias? Try this tool developed by Harvard: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

"Bias runs deeply in all of us... We need to accept it in ourselves, acknowledge it and then correct it," - Sheryl Sandberg

Understanding unconscious bias This animation introduces the key concepts of unconscious bias. It forms part of the Royal Society’s efforts to ensure that all those who serve on Royal Soci...