Women's Group
Come and join the Graduate women's group, which is facilitated by the Women's Officer and holds an informal gathering with snacks each month. The group welcomes all Graduate women, whatever your age, cultural background, area of study or interests. It's a great forum for exchanging ideas and meeting other women! The group also advises the elected GSA Council which approves and funds projects and advocates on behalf of Graduate students to the University.

Sign up here to join the women's email list and receive regular updates from our women's officer http://mail.gsa.unimelb.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/womenlist

Policies
UMPA Council has adopted the following policies:
*Policy on Women Graduates (Acrobat PDF)
*Policy on Sexual Harassment and Anti-Discrimination (Acrobat PDF)
*Policy on Family and Childcare (Acrobat PDF)
*Graduate Women's Handbook (Acrobat PDF)
This handbook includes information and advice on academic pressure, children and childcare, coursework, safety on campus, special consideration, supervision and more in a handy A-Z format.

To obtain a hard copy, visit GSA reception, or phone 8344 8657 or email gsa@gsa.unimelb.edu.au and we'll post you a copy.

Who are you calling strange?

'Queer' does not mean 'strange', although from about the 16th century to the mid-19th century, this is exactly what the word meant (it had nothing to do with sexuality).

'Queer' is not a homophobic insult, although from about the late 19th century through much of the 20th century, it was used in this way. Towards the end of the 20th century, 'queer' was reclaimed as a positive term of self-identification, which stripped the word of its derogatory power.

'Queer' is not necessarily a political term. It certainly can be, however, and since the 1980s, it has been embraced by numerous anti-assimilationist and radical gay groups.