Be comfortable with uncomfortable

How do you deal with being uncomfortable because no one else at work is your gender? Why are the stereotypes in construction still as rigid as the things being built? How do we bring about change? 

Join our guests from three different backgrounds as they discuss some of these challenges. 

 

Hosts  

Jake Riddiford, Jesse Wende and Lachlan Chugg, Diploma of Screen and Media – Sports Media students at Swinburne University of Technology 

 

Guests 

Jane Clancy 

Jane is a leader in her chosen field of construction. With over 20 years’ experience in the industry, she has worked with national building industry advisory boards, employer and employee associations, and a range of businesses. She has also been at the forefront of implementing building information modelling (BIM) and mixed reality technologies at Swinburne University of Technology. 

 

Nicole Hayes 

Nicole is an award-winning author, podcaster and writing teacher. She co-hosts the ground-breaking all-female Australian football podcast ‘The Outer Sanctum’. This podcast has been recognised with an Australian Football Media Award for coverage of the AFLW, and a Sports Australia award in recognition of coverage of inclusive sport.  

Nicole has also collaborated on a football book for younger readers about the inaugural women’s AFL competition, A Footy Girl’s Guide to the Stars of 2017. 

 

Ryland Keeling 

Ryland has a hospitality background and is currently studying a Bachelor of Primary Teaching. Before his Primary Teaching studies he completed a Diploma of Early Childhood Education. 

 

Thankyou 

Thank you to the guests who volunteered their time for this podcast, which was recorded by students from Swinburne University of Technology’s Diploma of Screen and Media – Sports Media. It forms part of Swinburne’s work preventing family violence. 

You’ll hear these guests talking about gender stereotypes. You might be wondering – what’s the link between gender stereotypes and family violence? Well, rigid gender roles – people not being free to be what they want to be – is one of the drivers of family violence. If we can fix this, we can reduce the likelihood of family violence occurring. 

We encourage you to share this series, and for the teachers out there, to freely use it as a teaching tool to promote positive gender relationships. 

If you’d like to learn more about family violence and how to help prevent it, visit www.ourwatch.org.au 

If this podcast has raised any issues for you or you need support, please contact one of these support services: 

1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732, www.1800respect.org.au 
1800 RESPECT operates 24 hours a day to support people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse. 

Men’s Referral Service: 1300 766 491, www.ntv.org.au 
The Men’s Referral Service is operated by No to Violence and provides advice for men about family violence. 

Relationships Australia: 1300 364 277, www.relationships.org.au 
Relationships Australia aims to support people in Australia to achieve positive and respectful relationships. 

Lifeline: 13 11 14, www.lifeline.org.au 
Lifeline provides 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. 

Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800, www.kidshelp.com.au 
Kids Helpline provides a free, confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. 

This podcast series is part of the Prevention Activity in Tertiary Education Settings project – TAFE, funded by the Victorian Government. 

Recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.  

Music credits: Good Times by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under an Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/carefree-music-2020/good-times