Law Needs Feminism Because: Monash University Chapter

19/09/2020

"women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception." Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former US Supreme Court Justice.

RBG spent her life advocating for gender equality and we must now continue her fight. For many law students, she was, and will continue to be, a source of inspiration. We join the world today in mourning her passing. We know she will be remembered "as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability".

May she rest in peace.

08/06/2020

" the imprisonment rates of Indigenous Australian women is a national DISGRACE!" Jacinta Elston, Monash University Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), in a Law Needs Feminism Because: Monash University Chapter portrait last year.

Intersectional feminism is at the core of . In the words of Kimberlé Crenshaw, "the intersectional experience is greater than the sum of racism and sexism, any analysis that does not take intersectionality into account cannot sufficiently address the particular manner in which Black women are subordinated".

We stand with the protesters in the United States and around the world, mourning the loss of lives of Black people, including Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, alongside them. We are proud of the peaceful protests that took place across Australia, organised by First Nations people, over the weekend.

We recognise the oppression felt by BIPOC worldwide and we recognise that this oppression exists at home. In Victoria, the rate of incarceration of Aboriginal women grew 59% between 2000 and 2010. In Victoria, 34% of female prisoners in 2016 were Aboriginal, despite being less than 3% of the population. In Victoria, in 2017, proud Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day died in custody.

The law should exist to protect the rights of people, not used as a weapon against them.

To sign a petition to prevent another Aboriginal death in custody, click here: https://tinyurl.com/y9hjj8ny

To donate to Free Her, a campaign that uses the funds raised to release Aboriginal women from prison or pay outstanding warrants, click here: https://tinyurl.com/ybpt29wk

15/10/2019

All 31 of our portraits can now be found on both Law Needs Feminism Because’s page and website! 😍

https://www.lawneedsfeminismbecause.ca/portraits-1/2019/2/6/monash-first

10/09/2019

Eirene Vlahogiannis's portrait has made it's way to the page (and Instagram) of Law Needs Feminism Because! We're so proud that our portraits are now being shared internationally 😍

" equality within the law demands equality within society"! Check out our first chapter outside North America : Law Needs Feminism Because: Monash University Chapter !

30/08/2019

" we deserve to be taken seriously."
Becky Batagol, Tania Penovic, Kate Seear, Tamara Wilkinson and Janice Richardson.

30/08/2019

" we need more representation across class, race and gender."
Judith Apte, Monash Law student.

29/08/2019

" it gives women the hope of justice. Justice requires that everyone is treated fairly regardless of their physical or mental ability, sexual orientation or ethnicity."
The Honourable Marcia Neave, ex-Judge of the Court of Appeal of Victoria, Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Family Violence and Monash Law Adjunct Professor.

28/08/2019

" until feminist perspectives are embedded in law, women's rights will remain highly contested - and for many women, unattainable."
Tania Penovic, Monash Law Senior Lecturer.

27/08/2019

" nothing about us, without us."
Kate Seear, Monash Law Associate Professor.

26/08/2019

" women's rights are human rights."
Yentl Liu, Monash Law student.