In the Press
Interviews and Media Apperances
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What is an Incel (Involuntary Celibate) and do they pose a threat to Australians?
Description goes hStep Together recently chatted with Dr Shannon Zimmerman to better understand this complex belief system. She recently spoke at our International Conference in Sydney on Violent Political Misogyny as Terrorism: The Case of the Incel’s.ere
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Sydney stabbing: Bondi attack on women devastates Australia
It seems like all of Australia can see themselves in the victims of Saturday's stabbing rampage at a crowded shopping centre in Bondi Junction.
There was a new mother stealing a moment for herself. A refugee security guard only a week into his new job. The daughter of a millionaire excitedly wedding planning. An international student seeking retail therapy after exams. Parents who never went home to their kids.
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Why Don’t We Call Misogyny-Based Attacks Terrorism? Experts Weigh In
The Bondi mass stabbing left six people dead, 17 people injured and the nation in mourning. NSW Police said in a press conference on Monday that the attack was not being investigated as “ideologically motivated” — despite also stating the killer targeted women. So, how can these two claims exist at once? And why don’t we consider attacks that target women as terrorism?
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If women feel terror and are being targeted, when does it become terrorism?
The country was left reeling when two stabbings unfolded less than 48 hours apart. Both caused terror but only one was labelled a terror incident. While the Bondi attacker’s motive is still being investigated, many said the violence spoke to a larger problem.
