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Agents for Change

Agents for Change

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 Ordinary Australians talking about what science and research might be able to tell us about stopping violence against women before it starts.

Agents for Change has been funded through The Australian Government Department of Social Services through White Ribbon Australia and supported by Shellharbour City Council and Beyond Empathy.

For more information, connections and resources about preventing violence against women:
www.ourwatch.org.au

To connect with us and find out more:
www.agentsforchange.com.au

To connect with Hala Abdelbour and the Institute of Non-Violence
ionv.com.au

(c) Agents for Change Shellharbour 2023 and released to the public via a Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC-ND. This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for non-commercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. https:// creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/Agents for Change Shellharbour 2023 Science Social Sciences
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  • Afterward: Where are we now?

    Afterward: Where are we now?
    Jun 28 2024
    Hala is joined by Lula Dembele for this postscript/afterward episode where we we consider where we are in 2024 when it comes to stopping violence against women before it starts.

    Lula is a specialist in gender relations and anti-patriarchal systems change. She is a passionate advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and childhood and adult domestic violence. Combining lived experience and professional expertise in strategic policy and gender mainstreaming, Lula dedicates her efforts to systemic and cultural change that prevents and reduces male violence against women and children.

    Lula is co-author of An Australian Framework for the ethical co-production of research and evaluation with victim-survivors of domestic, family, and sexual violence, and Who uses domestic, family, and sexual violence, how, and why? The State of Knowledge Report on Violence Perpetration (2023).

    If you, or someone you care about, need support please contact 1800 Respect on 1800 737 732.

    For more information, connections and resources about preventing violence against women:
    www.ourwatch.org.au

    To connect with us and find out more:
    www.agentsforchange.com.au

    To connect with Hala Abdelbour and the Institute of Non-Violence
    ionv.com.au

    Detailed Music Credits:
    “Motivational Inspiring Piano 1” by Stephan Lindsjo, “Creative Thinking” by Tristan Noon, “Old Postcards” by Marcel, “Loving” by The Houston, ”A Fascinating Feeling,” “A Deep Emotion,” and “A Timeless Journey” by Stephen Schwartz, “Waking Up” by Ali Goldstein, “Accoustic Road” by Music Dog, “Jarvis 8,” “Ambiment,” “Bass Walker,” “Clean Soul,” “Thinking Music,” “Over Under,” “Babylon,” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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    31 mins
  • Agents VS Man Box

    Agents VS Man Box
    Dec 13 2023
    Mission: to counter negative peer relationships that affect men, young men and boys and that can be linked to aggression or disrespect towards women.For more information, connections and resources about preventing violence against women:www.ourwatch.org.auTo connect with us and find out more:www.agentsforchange.com.auTo connect with Hala Abdelbour and the Institute of Non-Violenceionv.com.auFor a transcript of this episode, click hereMusic Credits“Emotional Ambient Strings,” “Inspiring Classical Cello Solo,” “Dark Documentary Solo Strings,” “Dark Baroque Pizzicato Violin,” and “Emotional Two Cellos” by Orchestralis, “Experimental Cello” by Sonicscope, “A Change for the Better,” “A Train Ride Away,” “A Rush of Emotion,” “An Eye on the Prize,” ”A Fascinating Feeling,” “A Deep Emotion,” and “A Timeless Journey” by Steven Schwartz, “Emotional Inspiring Piano and Cello” by Black Trend Music, “Extrasensory Perception” by Tera Mangala, “Waking Up” by Adi Goldstein, “Walking Bass Jazz Club” by Catch 22 Music, “What’s the Angle,” “Funk in the Trunk,” and “Moments” by Shane Ivers,“Creative Thinking” by Tristan Noon,“Master Disorder” and “Bass Walker,” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Agents for Change has been funded through The Australian Government Department of Social Services through White Ribbon Australia and supported by Shellharbour City Council and Beyond Empathy.Episode Citations “Delusions of Gender” by Cordelia Fine Icon Books, (2010) “Testosterone Rex” by Cordelia Fine, Icon Books, (2017)“A Call to Men” Ted Talk (2010)Cairns, R. B., MacCombie, D. J., & Hood, K. E. (1983). A developmental–genetic analysis of aggressive behavior in mice: I. Behavioral outcomes. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 97, 69–89 Carré JM, Iselin AM, Welker KM, Hariri AR, Dodge KA. Testosterone reactivity to provocation mediates the effect of early intervention on aggressive behavior. Psychol Sci. 2014 May 1;25(5):1140-6. doi: 10.1177/0956797614525642. Castelli, L., De Dea, C., & Nesdale, D. (2008). Learning Social Attitudes: Children’s Sensitivity to the Nonverbal Behaviors of Adult Models During Interracial Interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(11), 1504-1513. Galinsky, A. D., Wang, C. S., & Ku, G. (2008). Perspective-takers behave more stereotypically. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(2), 404–419. Gottlieb, G. Probabilistic Epigenesis, Developmental Science 10:1 (2007) pp 1 - 11 Hood, K. (2005). Development as a dependent variable: Robert B Cairns on the psychobiology of aggression. In D.M. Stoff & E.J. Susman (Eds.), Developmental psychobiology of aggression (pp. 225–251). New York: Cambridge University Press. (Mouse Study) Marx, D. M., & Stapel, D. A. (2006). It depends on your perspective: The role of self-relevance in stereotype-based underperformance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42(6), 768–775 The Men’s Project & Flood, M (2020), Unpacking the Man Box: What is the impact of the Man Box attitudes on young Australian men’s behaviours and wellbeing? Jesuit Social Services: Melbourne Wilke, A., Hutchinson, J. M. C., Todd, P. M., & Kruger, D. J. (2006). Is risk taking used as a cue in mate choice? Evolutionary Psychology, 4, 367–393. Webster, K., Diemer, K., Honey, N., Mannix, S., Mickle, J., Morgan, J., Parkes, A., Politoff, V., Powell, A., Stubbs, J., & Ward, A. (2018). Australians’ attitudes to violence against women and gender equality. Findings from the 2017 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) (Research report, 03/2018). Sydney, NSW: ANROWS.“Putting the prevention of violence against women into practice: How to Change the story “ by Monique Keel (Our Watch), Jane Torney (Our Watch), Emma Fulu (The Equality Institute), Sarah McCook (The Equality Institute), Scott Holmes (Our Watch), Michelle Hunt (Our Watch), Yvonne Lay (Our Watch) and Cathy Warczak (Our Watch) 2017 Our WatchAgents for Change has been funded through The Australian Government Department of Social Services through White Ribbon Australia and supported by Shellharbour City Council and Beyond Empathy.
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    50 mins
  • Agents VS Stereotypes

    Agents VS Stereotypes
    Nov 30 2023
    Mission: to encourage and support children, young people and adults to develop positive personal identities that are not constrained by gender stereotypes. For more information, connections and resources about preventing violence against women:www.ourwatch.org.auTo connect with us and find out more:www.agentsforchange.com.auTo connect with Hala Abdelbour and the Institute of Non-Violenceionv.com.auFor a transcript of this episode, click hereMusic Credits“Blue” - by Philip Okerstrom, “Sneaking Secret Agent” by Praded, “An Arcade Adventure,” “A Train Ride Away,” “A Sentimental Start,” “An Inside Track,” “A Life Begins,””A Fascinating Feeling,” “A Deep Emotion,” and “A Timeless Journey Eric Schwartz (SchwartzSound), “Deliebes Flower Duet Lakme” by D Hamilton for Lynne Publishing, “Tonight,” by Phil Crawford, “Footsteps” by Jess Rees and Phil Crawford, “La Pompe du Trompe,” “What’s the Angle,” “Funk in the Trunk,” “Tomorrow’s Times,” and “Moments” by Shane Ivers, “Accoustic Road” by Music Dog, “I Just Want You” by Steve Rice, “Fast Jazz Drums and Bass” by Evolving Vibes, “Jet Pilot Anthem” by Audio Visual Films, “Creative Thinking” by Tristan Noon, “Light Science Comedy Documentary” by The Dapper Chap, “Wonders of the Ocean” by Purple Planet Music, “Fight” by Positive Sounds, “Underwater” by silverhoof, “AI Technological Brain” by Pavel Krychtalek, “Swinging Jazz Bass and Drums” by Rich Emery, “No Tomorrow,” and “Pizzicato Bass Loop” by DL Sounds, “Emotional Ambient Strings” by Orchestralis, “Unanswered Questions,” “New Direction,” and “On the Cool Side,” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Episode Citations“Delusions of Gender” by Cordelia Fine Icon Books, 2010“Testosterone Rex” by Cordelia Fine, Icon Books, 2017Adkins-Regan, E. (2005). Hormones and Animal Social Behavior: Princeton University Press. Clark, R. D., & Hatfield, E. (1989). Gender differences in receptivity to sexual offers. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 2(1), 39–55. Coe, R. It’s the Effect Size, Stupid. What effect size is and why it is important. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association, University of Exeter, England, 12-14 Sept 2002. Francis, R. C., Jacobson, B., Wingfield, J. C., & Fernald, R. D. (1992). Castration lowers aggression but not social dominance in male Haplochromis burtoni (Cichlidae). Ethology, 90(3), 247–255. Graham, T., & Ickes, W. (1997). When women's intuition isn't greater than men's. In W. J. Ickes (Ed.), Empathic accuracy (pp. 117–143). The Guilford Press. Hyde, J. S. (2005). The gender similarities hypothesis. American Psychologist, 60(6), 581–592.Lytton, H., & Romney, D. M. (1991). Parents' differential socialization of boys and girls: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 109(2), 267–296. Matthias Sutter, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler (2014) Gender Differences in the Willingness to Compete Emerge Early in Life and Persist. Management Science 61(10):2339-2354. Meston, C. M and Buss, D. M. Why Humans Have Sex. Archives of Sexual Behahiour (2007) 36:477-507 Oliveira, R. F. Social Modulation of Androgens in Vertebrates: Mechanisms and Function. Advances in the Study of Behaviour, Vol. 34, p 165 - 239 Quinn PC, Yahr J, Kuhn A, Slater AM, Pascalils O. Representation of the gender of human faces by infants: a preference for female. Perception. 2002;31(9):1109-21. Sharps, M. J., Price, J. R., & Williams, J. K. (1994). Spatial Cognition and Gender: Instructional and Stimulus Influences on Mental Image Rotation Performance. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 18, 413-425.The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles https://www.natsal.ac.uk/Van Anders. S, Steiger. J, Goldey, K. L. “Effects of Gendered Behaviour on Testosterone in Women and Men” PNAS Nov 2015 Vol 112 no 45 13805 - 13810 Voyer, D., Voyer, S., & Bryden, M. P. (1995). Magnitude of sex differences in spatial abilities: A meta-analysis and consideration of critical variables. Psychological Bulletin, 117(2), 250–270. Webster, K., Diemer, K., Honey, N., Mannix, S., Mickle, J., Morgan, J., Parkes, A., Politoff, V., Powell, A., Stubbs, J., & Ward, A. (2018). Australians’ attitudes to violence against women and gender equality. Findings from the 2017 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) (Research report, 03/2018). Sydney, NSW: ANROWS.“Putting the prevention of violence against women into practice: How to Change the story “ by Monique Keel (Our Watch), Jane Torney (Our Watch), Emma Fulu (The Equality Institute), Sarah McCook (The Equality Institute), Scott Holmes (Our Watch), Michelle Hunt (Our Watch), Yvonne Lay (Our Watch) and Cathy Warczak (Our Watch) 2017 Our WatchAgents for Change has been funded through ...
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