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At the Melbourne Social Equity Institute, we acknowledge an imperfect world. We realise that societies are sometimes beset by divisions of culture, economic status or creed. Chances of birth such as class, race, ability or gender often lead to marginalisation and disempowerment. We strive to identify the origins of disadvantage Read more [...]

What is “Not The Only One”? “Not The Only One” is a website where Australian women who have experienced domestic violence can share their stories. Even though one in five Australian women is a victim/survivor of domestic violence, it is still not something that many women feel comfortable talking about Read more [...]

Clickability is an Australian disability service directory that features ratings and reviews from the people who actually use the services. Clickability is a platform for people to share their experience of different services.  

Women’s Wellbeing Project Do you worry about whether your relationship is healthy? Do you sometimes wonder if you are safe? If you are a woman aged between 16 and 50 and you have experienced relationship issues over the last 6 months you are invited to take part in this project. BE Read more [...]

Innovators or ‘changemakers’ are using digital tools like the internet or mobile phones to drive positive social change. Known as digital social innovation (DSI) this emerging phenomena is the focus of this PhD study. Mapping activities to see what DSI looks like in Australia follows on from a similar European Read more [...]