Equality Rights Alliance

11 March

The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) has awarded organisations and women nationally who empower other women through sustainable inititatives. 

7 March

The 8th of March marks International Women's Day.The theme for this year is Equality for Women is Progress for All.

The Equality Rights Alliance would like to wish all of our 60+ member organisations in the women's sector, our sister women's alliances and all women a Happy International Women's Day!

28 February

Local ACT ABC Radio 666 recently profiled National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) Social Policy Committee Chair and Equality Rights Alliance member Marie Coleman.

"Journalist, feminist, social activist, public servant; Marie Coleman's career has been illustrious and pioneering"

 You can listen to the program here. 

27 February

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to From Language to Action hosted by the National Women's Alliances at the Australian Human Rights Commission in Sydney today. The forum was a great opportunity to discuss how we can effectively use international human rights instruments in our domestic advocacy for gender equality and women's rights. You can catch up on today's happenings searching for the Twitter hashtag #globaltolocal.

19 February

Over the last 30 years, there have been major changes in the numbers of women who are in paid work, and in the ways single and partnered women deal with money. 

Professors Roslyn Russell (RMIT University) and Amalia Di Lorio (La Trobe University) are leading an investigation into Australian women's experiences with managing money. 

The next stage of the research project is a 15 minute public survey open to all women. Please feel free to take part in this survey to be part of this valuable research. 

19 February

Last Wednesday over 30 ERA members visited Parliament House, Canberra to advocate on a number of issues pertinent to the ERA membership including affordable housing for older, single women. 

Together we met with 24 parliamentarians and 9 advisors to parliamentarians over a space of 9 hours totalling 16 and a half hours meeting time. 

18 February

Inspired Heads, in partnership with Australian Womensport and Recreation Association (AWRA) is offering one scholarship to attend ahead of the game Female Leaders Program. This one of a kind program brings together aspirational women from across sports, who are serious about developing their leadership. 

More details on this excellent opportunity and application information are available on the AWRA website here. 

13 February

Early bird registrations have opened for the Is Prison Obsolete? conference in October, 2014. Keynote speakers include:

• Professor Angela Davis
• Gina Dent
• Dr Erica. R Meiners
• Dr Sharon McIver
• Kim Pate
• Antoinette Braybrook
• Priscilla Collins
• Debbie Kilroy, Sisters Inside
• Melissa Lucashenko
• Dr Anne Summers