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Respect at Monash (previously Respect. Now. Always.) is a whole-of-University initiative to prevent and respond to incidents of sexual harm and gender-based violence. Gender violence prevention is coordinated through the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team, who utilise an intersectional approach to prevent gender-based violence and other forms of harm and discrimination. Sexual harm response is coordinated through the Safer Community Unit, which takes a trauma-informed, person-centred approach to coordination of disclosures, reports and support.
The Respect at Monash online modules were developed to help ensure the whole of the Monash community understands the University’s expectations around respect. All students studying at Monash must complete either ‘Respect at Monash’ or ‘Respectful Research at Monash’ (for graduate research students). Staff at Monash are required to complete the ‘Respect at Monash: For Staff’ module.
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The Responding to Disclosures online module provides training for staff and student leaders on how to respond with support and respect if someone confides in them about sexual harm. The includes information on reasons why victims-survivors find it difficult to disclose sexual harm; how to respond to a disclosure of sexual harm without causing further harm or trauma, and key services and self-care practices available for victims-survivors of sexual harm.
Student participation in the Responding to Disclosures training increased 31 per cent year on year, with more than 1000 completions in 2023.
RESPONDING TO DISCLOSURES STUDENT COMPLETIONS, 2018-23
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The SPRINGBOARD Women's Development Program is a four day program developed by, designed for, and written by, women for women to help promote and foster their personal development and growth. The professional development program includes goal setting, planning, and problem-solving, as well as opportunities to network and build new relationships with the other program participants.
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Her Research Matters is a a grass-roots driven, outcome focused collective at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to promote and foster an inclusive and equitable leadership environment for women in academia. Since it was founded in 2019, Her Research Matters has been instrumental in significantly increasing the number of women in senior leadership positions across the Faculty.
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Monash University was awarded a Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Cygnet Award for improving equity in academic promotions, becoming the first Group of Eight university to win the award. The award was presented to Monash for its work to foster understanding of the University’s Achievement Relative to Opportunity Framework, which facilitates more fair and equitable assessment of career progression and achievements given the opportunities available to staff.
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