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Join Boffins Books and the University Club of Western Australia for an in conversation event with internationally acclaimed Australian human rights, media lawyer and feminist Jennifer Robinson on her new book (co-authored with Keina Yoshida) How Many More Women?
Robinson will be in conversation with international speaker, humanitarian, best-selling author, and hostage survivor Rabia Siddique.
In this powerful and accessible exploration of our legal systems, two human rights lawyers examine the laws around the world that silence women, and explore the changes we need to make to ensure that women's freedoms are no longer threatened by the legal system that is supposed to protect them.
We are in a crucial moment: women are breaking through the cultural reticence to speak out about gender-based violence. But as they have grown empowered to speak, a new form of systematic silencing has become more evident: the spike in survivors speaking out has been followed by a spike in legal actions against them and the media. The law is being wielded to reinforce the status quo of silence that existed before MeToo. We cannot act if we do not know. If women cannot speak about their abuse - and journalists are fearful of telling their stories - then how can we understand the problem of gender-based violence in our society? And how can we even begin to end it?
Jennifer Robinson is an Australian human rights, media lawyer and feminist, who is internationally recognised for her work. She represented Amber Heard in relation to Johnny Depp's 2020 defamation case in the UK and has defended Julian Assange and advised WikiLeaks since 2010. She is a practicing barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London and has acted in key human rights, freedom of speech and information cases before the British courts, international and regional courts and UN special mechanisms.
How Many More Women? is released 18th October. Pre-order your copy today!
Make a night of it! By attending this event you have exclusive access to the University Club's award-winning dining outlets on the day of the show. Whether it be for a casual drink and bite to eat in the Club Cafe and Bar or a more formal dining experience in the Club Restaurant, your ticket gives you an access-all-areas to the University Club.
Club restaurant bookings: 6488 8770
Can't make it? We'll happily arrange to have a copy of How Many More Women signed for you. Simply contact us via phone, email or visit us in-store and we'll take care of the rest.
