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Axiom refers to a concept that is clear or self-evident

It has never been more evident that our community must act to prevent gender-based violence.

A public health approach has been used successfully in the past to address other complex health issues affecting the public including covid-19, road safety and gun control.

A public health approach to gender-based violence prevention requires a coordinated effort across all levels of our society; from individuals, to organisations, communities, systems and institutions.

Our work is multi-disciplinary, evidence-based and innovative. Our services include:

Support to comply with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (WGEA)
Understand, prevent and address sexual harassment and sex discrimination
Leadership, capability building and training
Policy, procedure and organisational guidance
Monitoring, evaluation and research
Communications to build knowledge and engagement
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Our Founder

Laura founded Axiom in 2024, recognising that organisations need specialist support to address gender-based violence in a meaningful way.

New legislation and regulations are increasing the onus on organisations to prevent  gender-based violence, including new family violence leave and national sexual harassment reforms (Respect@Work). There are inherent challenges in this work - the complex and intersecting drivers of gender-based violence, evolving societal norms, backlash, resistance and the long term nature of change.  

Axiom was established to support organisations of all kinds to navigate these challenges and meaningfully contribute to gender-based violence prevention.

About the team

Laura Ricketts

Director & Founder (She/Her)

Laura has over ten years experience working to prevent and address gender inequity, sexual violence, family violence and all forms of violence against women and their children.

Laura’s experience in organisational change management include; research, facilitation and consultation, organisation strategies, capability building programs, monitoring and evaluation.

She combines this with skill based, practical experience implementing and project managing interventions, action plans and strategies across multiple settings including; tertiary and vocational education, state government, disability services, community health and justice.

Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne University)
Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Melbourne University)
Graduate Diploma in Professional Psychology (Monash University)
Masters of Public Health (Monash University) MPubHealth
Graduate Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation (Melbourne University - In progress)

Martha Schoch

Organisational Psychologist (She/Her)
Masters of Organisational Psychology
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
Agile Certified Professional (ICP)

Martha is a highly skilled organisational psychologist with experience across the research, non-profit, and public service sectors. Her work includes strategy, business performance, evaluation and design and delivery of innovative, evidence-based projects to serve people and communities. 

Martha is passionate about improving outcomes for underserved and vulnerable populations. Over the past 13 years, she has led large-scale, population-level impact projects focused on improving outcomes for families with children with disabilities in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. She has advanced federal patient-led primary healthcare models and worked to address critical challenges in Victoria, including the family violence research and reform agenda

Cassandra Scott

Communication Specialist (She/Her)

Cass is passionate about using technology driven communications to create social impact.

She is a highly qualified communications specialist with over 13 years experience in diversity, inclusion, mental health, gender-based violence prevention and education.

A creative thinker with strong stakeholder management skills, she has broad experience designing communications strategies, managing web redevelopment projects, creating engaging content and helping organisations understand and reach their audiences for effectively.

Masters of Communication and Media Studies (RMIT)
Diploma Professional Writing and Editing (RMIT)
Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (Auckland University)

Laura Ricketts

Director & Founder (She/Her)

Laura has over ten years experience working to prevent and address gender inequity, sexual violence, family violence and all forms of violence against women and their children.

Laura’s experience in organisational change management include; research, facilitation and consultation, organisation strategies, capability building programs, monitoring and evaluation.

She combines this with skill based, practical experience implementing and project managing interventions, action plans and strategies across multiple settings including; tertiary and vocational education, state government, disability services, community health and justice.

Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne University)
Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Melbourne University)
Graduate Diploma in Professional Psychology (Monash University)
Masters of Public Health (Monash University) MPubHealth
Graduate Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation (Melbourne University - In progress)

Martha Schoch

Organisational Psychologist (She/Her)

Martha is a highly skilled organisational psychologist with experience across the research, non-profit, and public service sectors. Her work includes strategy, business performance, evaluation and design and delivery of innovative, evidence-based projects to serve people and communities. 

Martha is passionate about improving outcomes for underserved and vulnerable populations. Over the past 13 years, she has led large-scale, population-level impact projects focused on improving outcomes for families with children with disabilities in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. She has advanced federal patient-led primary healthcare models and worked to address critical challenges in Victoria, including the family violence research and reform agenda

Masters of Organisational Psychology
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
Agile Certified Professional (ICP)

Cassandra Scott

Communication Specialist (She/Her)

Cass is passionate about using technology driven communications to create social impact.

She is a highly qualified communications specialist with over 13 years experience in diversity, inclusion, mental health, gender-based violence prevention and education.

A creative thinker with strong stakeholder management skills, she has broad experience designing communications strategies, managing web redevelopment projects, creating engaging content and helping organisations understand and reach their audiences for effectively.

Masters of Communication and Media Studies (RMIT)
Diploma Professional Writing and Editing (RMIT)
Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (Auckland University)

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