Press Release: NYC’s Stony Brook Professor Michael Kimmel in Sydney to ‘talk tough’ with corporate Australia
Kimmel gets personal with Aussie men on gender equality: “If you want an instant feminist, talk to a dad whose daughter has just hit puberty.” Sydney, 3 May 2016 – One of the world’s leading experts on men and masculinities, Dr Michael Kimmel, will be in Sydney next month to spread the message that gender […]
Collaboration, co-creation and the quest to cause a systemic shift …
When Michael Kimmel first approached me, seeking support to gain an audience with corporate Australia, I hesitated. Sure, I had a great deal of respect for Michael’s work, I supported his messages and was in awe of his ability to tell a sticky story, but I’m not an agent and I wasn’t interested in just […]
#KimmelTalks 2016 Tour Announcement
Dear TalkPoint Community and Friends Today is International Women’s Day and, with the theme this year being global gender parity, it gives me great pleasure to confirm that Dr. Michael Kimmel will be returning to Australia following the success of his 2015 visit to continue the conversation about gender equality in our workplaces. Head of Sociology and Gender Studies at SUNY, and one […]
Michael Kimmel: Reigniting Gender Equality Conversations in Australia
On Tuesday, 4 August, TalkPoint was privileged to host Dr. Michael Kimmel, Distinguished SUNY Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies. He joined us here in Sydney to talk to corporate leaders about how to engage men in efforts to improve gender equality in our workplaces. Our lunch event was beautifully captured by talented Photographer Anna Turner, a […]
TalkPoint Talks Gender Equality with Dr. Michael Kimmel – 4 August 2015
The TalkPoint Team is thrilled to be hosting distinguished New York based professor, Michael Kimmel, in Sydney on Tuesday, August 4th. Michael Kimmel is head of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University and one of the leading researchers, writers and speakers on men and masculinity in the world today. He has been pitching feminism […]
Just Start…
The TalkPoint team got together last week to reflect upon the journey that our new members will be embarking on & what it means to belong to the TalkPoint community. This is what we came up with, we hope it makes you smile 🙂
Recommended Readings – The Year So Far
Following is a summary of the readings recommended to our community throughout the first 6 months of 2014. This is a great overview of some of the key ideas & thinking influencing the HR industry right now. Curated and summarised for easy absorption over coffee this weekend – enjoy!
