Why is the blood in tampon commercials blue? What is endometriosis, and why am I suddenly seeing it everywhere? What does it mean when people talk about 'trauma-informed' responses to domestic violence?

Delve into history's gender bias in medicine, and discover the leading role the law can play in women's health, hearing from:

Ms Sonia Pichler, Case worker at WILMA Women's Health Centre
Ms Paulina Moncrieff, Partner, Health Liability at Norton Rose Fulbright
Prof Debra Anderson, Dean, UTS Health

For this event, we've partnered with Plate it Forward, a social enterprise that donates meals to refugees globally, and communities in need, whilst simultaneously providing employment opportunities to recently settled asylum seekers and refugees. When you purchase a ticket you also purchase a box of food prepared by Plate it Forward to be enjoyed on the night.

In addition, we're donating the ticket price of every purchase to WILMA Women's Health Centre, to support the health of women here in Sydney fleeing from domestic violence, partner abuse and/or struggling with chronic disease.

For this event, UTS Respect.Now.Always is putting its money where its mouth is - and we hope you will too.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 6 March

Time: Please arrive at 5:45pm for 6:00pm event start.

Location: UTS Building 2, Level 4 Foyer, 61 Broadway Sydney NSW 2007

Please join us after the talk for some ice cream and networking

Getting here

For location and parking information please click here.

Attendance at this event can be attributed to two CPD (continuing professional development) units with the Law Society of New South Wales.

Uncensored: Law, Health, Gender is proudly hosted by Respect.Now.Always., Norton Rose Fulbright, UTS Law, UTS Health and UTS Insights as part of Respect at Uni Week.

Content / trigger warning

This talk may mention bullying, drug use, lateral violence, sexual violence and abuse, child abuse, family violence and drug and alcohol addiction

We understand that these conversations can be distressing for members of our university and wider community.

If you would like to speak to somebody for support, a range of confidential resources are available below.

Find support

The below services are available free-of-charge across Australia.

1800RESPECT

Phone and online counselling for people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse, available 24/7.

https://1800respect.org.au

1800 737 732

Lifeline

Phone and online confidential crisis support, available 24/7.

https://lifeline.org.au

13 11 14

QLife

Phone and online support and referral service for LGBTIQ+ people, available 3pm to midnight in your time zone.

https://qlife.org.au

1800 184 527

MensLine Australia

Phone and online counselling service for men, available 24/7.

https://mensline.org.au

1300 78 99 78

Beyond Blue

Phone and online mental health counselling and advice, available 24/7.

https://beyondblue.org.au

1300 22 4636