When 58-year-old Melbourne academic, designer, entrepreneur and mother Janine Hendry decided to stage a protest against sexism, misogyny and alleged sexual misconduct in Australia’s parliament, she thought it would be just her and a few friends waving placards outside Parliament House. But in two weeks, her March4Justice movement has 27,000 followers on Facebook and 8,000 on Twitter.
Dressed head-to-toe in black, women are gathering at 36 protests across Australia.
Melbourne’s March4Justice has been approved to involve 5000 people under COVID-19 rules, with a sit-in at Treasury Gardens previously having a permit for 1000 people. An extension to the numbers was granted on on Monday morning.