[This video is a hand-drawn style animation. Over a light green background, the video starts showing a book as its cover is being drawn. The drawing is completed revealing the book title, 'Violence Against Women in Australia | Let's change the story’.]

[The book opens and its pages start to turn rapidly, landing on two title pages, on the left we read ‘INEQUALITY’ and on the right ‘DISRESPECT’.]

Inequality and disrespect are at the core of every act of gender-based violence.

[Another page turns, revealing two groups of people, five women on the left-hand side, and five men on the right-hand side. Suddenly, the five women shrink in size, becoming quite small compared to the men.]

When we don’t treat women equally, we let violence be downplayed, excused or denied.

[Another page of the book is turned revealing a title page that reads ‘Educating for Equality in Universities’.]

So what does this have to do with universities?

[The page turns again, the animation moves in and the content of the book takes the whole screen, landing in a lecture room where two students, a woman and a man, are debating in their respective pulpits at the centre of the room.

Universities create ideas and build knowledge. They are a part of our community.

[The debate gets heated, with the man pointing aggressively towards the woman.]

So when inequality and disrespect exist in universities...

[The animation quickly transitions to two other members of the university community as they look at each other warily.]

… it has a ripple effect on the community and has an influence on who we are and how we live.

[We move to show a man looking at a messaging app on his phone. He sends a nude image of a woman to a group chat. His text message says ‘Check this one she sent me guys!’.]

When online sexist behaviour is excused, it seeps offline into our homes, our streets and our workplaces.

[The animation transitions to show a young man and a young woman at a party. The man holds a drink as he approaches her, talking close to her ear. She clearly looks uncomfortable.]

When we blame degrading language about women on alcohol or stress, we normalise disrespect.

[Another transition reveals two groups of people, three women on the left-hand side and three men on the right-hand side. The women start to fade slowly until there’s only one left, as the three men remain on the other side.]

Even though equal numbers of men and women work at universities, women are still underrepresented at senior levels.

[We transition to show a series of sexist comments like ‘How come she’s the manager?’, ‘She only works part-time!’, ‘It’s only a joke’ appearing inside each speech bubble.]

These sexist attitudes and norms can set a culture in our universities that contribute to violence against women. It’s up to us to change the story now once and for all.

[Students and educators, are in front of a university building.]

This work is about the whole university community.

[The animation transitions to show a man seen from behind. Over his shoulder, we see that he’s looking at one of the students’ books. The book cover is titled 'Business and Leadership' and it features a photo of a businesswoman on it.]

When we look at what we teach, how we teach it – and promote an environment where everyone is valued and treated as equals, we are changing the story.

[The animation transitions to show the front of a university building with a male student walking towards it. Two title boxes pop up on top of the building with arrows pointing towards them. The first one reads ‘Business’, the second ‘Community partners’.]

When we challenge our business and community partners to share our commitment to gender equality, we are changing the story.

[Another page of the book turns, showing a male student in his twenties going through a counselling session with a male counsellor in his forties.]

When we ensure our counselling and health services meet the needs of all staff and students, we are changing the story.

[We transition to show a female lecturer writing ‘ALGEBRA’ on the whiteboard.]

[Now we show a meeting room where three people listen to a woman talk.]

[A dad is pushing a pram with his baby in the park.]

…foster and support flexible working arrangements…

[A couple of women sitting on a bench.]

…and are welcoming and respectful to everyone…we will change the story!

[The animation continues, transitioning to a university building as three students – two women and one man – leave the building.]

When everyone within the university recognises their role and takes action to prevent gender-based violence, we can tell a different story.

[A crossfade transition shows the students now in their future professional attire. The first woman becomes a doctor, the second woman a businesswoman, and the man a lawyer.]

A story where everyone has equal power, value and opportunities…

[The screen shows the book again as another page is turned, landing on the words ‘gender-based violence’ written on a blank page. Suddenly, a hand holding an eraser appears from the right-hand side of the screen and erases the words from the paper.]

…and violence is less likely.

Because ending violence against women starts with gender equality.