Diversity Council of Australia (DCA), 07 Mar 2023 This ground-breaking new report re-examines the state of play for culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women in leadership, focusing on how the intersections of two key marginalising characteristics – race and gender – are still operating in workplaces to lock CARM women out of leadership. The research, conducted by a team of...
ASPOG 2023: Exploring the Tapestry of Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ASPOG), 2023 ASPOG 2023: Exploring the Tapestry of Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynaecology is the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ASPOG), to be held from 24-26 February 2023 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Adelaide. It is a chance to hear from many different...
Sexual Health and Relationship Wellbeing Significant Dates Calendar 2023
SHINE SA, Posted on February 8, 2023 A new year presents itself with a great opportunity to raise awareness of the issues and topics we care about. Our Significant Dates Calendar is a list of 2023 events including Sexual Health Week, Mental Health Week, World Autism Day, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV Awareness Week to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and...
Australia’s Annual Sexual Health Check Up: STIs are mostly down, but reductions in testing could be the cause
Kirby Institute (UNSW) – released Thursday 8 December 2022 Data released last month by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted testing and diagnoses of sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia. The report titled HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: Annual surveillance report shows that in 2021 there...
New free resource for young people: A Quick Guide to the Menstrual Cycle & Periods
SHINE SA, 10th May 2022 It can be hard to get accurate and helpful information for people getting their period for the first time. We’ve designed a new guide to answer the questions that young people want to know, like… What is a period? Why do we have periods? What is a menstrual cycle? What period products should I use?, and more. This quick guide helps to demystify periods and to reduce...
A cross-sectional study of male and female kissing partners among MSM
Chow Eric P. F., Phillips Tiffany R., Tran Julien, Aung Ei T., Maddaford Kate, Fairley Christopher K. (2022) A cross-sectional study of male and female kissing partners among men who have sex with men. Sexual Health 19, 27-32. Abstract Background: Kissing may be a risk factor for gonorrhoea. Past studies have focused on male kissing partners among men who have sex with men (MSM). This study...