Webinar: Universities as workplaces – leading change to prevent gender-based violence

Alisha Taylor-Jones (she/they) is the Workplace Lead at Our Watch. Alisha runs programs to prevent violence against women in workplaces settings, including the Engaging Employers in Preventing Sexual Harassment project with large Australian organisations across the construction, telecommunications, and retail sectors.

Alisha has a Masters in Gender and Development, and over 15 years' experience working with businesses to foster gender equality, and inclusive leadership. 

Kim Copeland (she/her) is known for her ability to transform workplace cultures through practical, whole-of-organisation approaches.

Her clinical and leadership experience across various sectors (government, NGOs, military, and universities) allows her to bring a holistic approach to preventing and responding to gender-based violence and workplace wellbeing issues. She partners with senior leaders, managers, and frontline teams to create positive team and workplace cultures and ensure policies and values are truly embedded in everyday work.

Kim is passionate about applying trauma-informed approaches to leadership, prevention, early intervention, and response. She works across all levels of an organisation to embed best practice and empower people with the skills to implement organisation-wide change.

Dr Renee Hamilton (she/her) is a national leader in addressing gender-based violence with over 20 years' experience in policy, advocacy, prevention and response.

She specialises in addressing gender-based violence in higher education. Renee was the lead drafter of the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence and led the Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education. She also led the university sector's program of work to address gender-based violence, Respect Now Always, for over seven years. She is the Managing Director of Equality Partners, a gender-based violence advisory consultancy.