In 2018 the Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO will travel across the country to speak with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls as part of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani ‘Women’s Voices’ project. The project will build on the legacy of the landmark Women’s Business report from 1986, which was the first and last […]
The National Women’s Alliances have made the following submission to the Australian Government to inform the Government’s approach to the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women. (CSW62). CSW62 will focus on Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. We are grateful to the […]
ERA has recently made this submission on a proposed scheme of compulsory rent deduction for social housing tenants contained within the Social Service Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) Bill 2017. ERA supports the objective to reduce evictions from public housing into homelessness. It is clear a response is needed to this critical issue – any eviction into […]
In this series we have a chat with activists, advocates and stirrers making a difference for women and girls. Susan Hutchinson is a tireless women, peace and security activist. She is the architect of the prosecute; don’t perpetrate campaign. We had a chat with Susan to get in an inside look at this campaign and […]
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The National Women’s Alliances are organising two preparatory webinars for #CSW62. Webinar 1, 2:30pm 26 September 2017: includes an introduction to human rights structures, including CSW, CEDAW and the Beijing Platform. Webinar 2, 7:30pm 3 October 2017: includes a guide to CSW and a guide to Agreed Language and previously agreed language. Each session will run […]
Women’s Legal Services NSW (WLSNSW) has recently released the Domestic Violence and Renting: Prioritising Safety at Home report which details experiences of domestic violence and renting in NSW from a 2017 WLSNSW survey. WLSNSW has been leading a push to make tenancy laws in NSW fairer for people experiencing domestic violence working to strengthen proposed […]
The Office for Women has started the CSW62 process by opening up nominations for the Civil Society positions on the official Government delegation to the 62nd meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), opening submission for side event proposals and seeking submissions for Australian Government priorities. The priority theme for CSW62 is […]
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Join the National Women’s Alliances for our CSW61 Report Back and CSW62 Forward Planning webinar.
*Please note the 1pm is AEST. The webinar will start at 12:30pm ACST and 11am AWST.*
…womenvote.org.au highlights the democratic importance of women casting a vote that reflects their experiences and beliefs. The site will also provide links to party policies, to the ABC’s Vote Compass and to various other political spectrum tools so that women can easily engage…
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