TO MISTAKE IGNORANCE FOR INNOCENCE, AND TO INSIST ON COVERING THE EARS OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IS TO LEAVE THEIR WELLBEING AND SAFETY TO CHANCE.

Research

Churchill Fellowship Report
Ignorance is Not Innocence: Safeguarding Sexual Wellbeing Through Relationships and Sex Education
October 2019
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Policy Futures: A Reform Agenda Article
Ignorance is not Innocence: Implementing Relationships and Sex Education to Safeguard Sexual Wellbeing
March 2021
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Consent a low bar: the case for a human rights approach to relationships and sexuality education
Australian Journal of Human Rights
August 2021
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ANU Law Honours Thesis
Grappling with Consent: to No and to Know.
NSW sexual assault law reform as a case study for why the criminal justice system alone cannot protect young Australians from unwanted sex
June 2012
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Media

Television

School Sexual Assaults, The Project 21 February 2021
ABC Weekend Breakfast 27 February 2021
Afternoon Briefing with Patricia Karvelas 15 March 2021
Rage of Consent, 60 Minutes 25 April 2021

Print and Online

Authored

We need infrastructure, not milkshakes: experts slam Govt’s consent resources
With Dr Jacqui Hendriks, published in Education HQ 27 April 2021
Milkshake video the final straw in content discontent
The Sydney Morning Herald 20 April 2021
Schoolgirls right to call for proper sex education
The Sydney Morning Herald 22 February 2021
More to sex education than condoms on bananas
The Sydney Morning Herald 24 February 2020
Facebook, Instagram picking wrong side in the war on sex
The Sydney Morning Herald 5 November 2019
The key to reducing sexual violence is not law reform
The Sydney Morning Herald 28 October 2019
Teaching pleasure in sex-ed
Power to Persuade 22 October 2019
Don’t confuse ignorance for innocence in sex education
The Canberra Times 4 October 2019
‘You need to know what to do if you feel uncomfortable’: Why school-based sex education is important for all ages
Power to Persuade 5 August 2019
The evidence is clear: sex education is letting us down
The Canberra Times 26 October 2016
What if teenagers helped write their own sex ed curriculum?
Daily Life 24 June 2015
Jury convinced by expert evidence on ‘freeze fright’ response in rape victims
The Canberra Times 6 April 2014

An online petition has revealed the shocking extent of sexual assault playing out in Australia’s private schools.

Warning, this story contains details that may be triggering for other victims. pic.twitter.com/XZvzZ17d94
— The Project (@theprojecttv) February 21, 2021

Featured

Ill-informed consent
Bri Lee, The Monthly May 2021
A matter of consent
Ava Benny-Morrison, The Daily Telegraph 11 April 2021
‘Like a vaccine’: How sex ed in schools can help fight violence
Sherryn Groch, The Canberra Times 26 October 2019

Radio & Podcasts

Weekend Read: Bri Lee on Consent and Sex Education
7AM Podcast May 2021
Can Milkshakes Teach Consent
Breakfast ABC Radio Sydney 20 April 2021
Milkshakes and Sharks: New government consent education resource slammed
Patricia Karvelas on Radio National Drive 19 April 2021
The Age of Consent
Happy Families Podcast 7 April 2021
Sexual assault and harassment in private schools
Triple J Hack 22 February 2021
RSE works so why isn’t it everywhere?
Messy Hats Podcast 2020
Episode #29: Katrina Marson
Family Planning Victoria Podcast 10 July 2021

ADVOCATE FOR RELATIONSHIPS & SEXUALITY EDUCATION

Looking to a world where we act on the evidence and ensure all young people have access to the information and education they need – that they deserve – to lead fulfilling lives.

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Katrina Marson @marson_katrina ·

24 Jan

📣 Australian parents and caregivers strongly support better relationships and sexuality education 📣

This is useful data, and can be used strategically.

I am really proud to have been part of this research - inspired by what I learned during my Churchill Fellowship on sex-ed.

Contact

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0406 095 768

Email
katrina.marson@gmail.com