Gender Health Justice Ep 3: Fran Kewene (Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto)

Fran Kewene (Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a lecturer at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University Wellington. They identify as a cis-gender Māori wahine (woman), mana wahine (ia, them they). Fran’s work is located within her identity as a colonised – Māori/British – wahine, exploring 'ko wai au - self', anti-racist praxis, Indigenisation, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action. (more information about Fran's experiences in episode resources) Gender Health Justice is a ⁠Leadership Lab Rourou intiative⁠, developed in collaboration with ⁠PlainsFM⁠ and it's objective is to amplify marginalised voices for advocacy and to provoke system change where there is gender-related healthcare inequities. You can find any links or resources related to this series ⁠here⁠.