This year’s federal budget lacks the vision and serious gender lens needed to address the challenges faced by Australia in a just and sustainable manner. “While there are a number of initiatives which show promise, the budget represents a missed opportunity to tackle the drivers of poverty,” said Equality Rights Alliance (ERA) Convenor, Helen Dalley-Fisher. […]
This year’s federal budget lacks the vision and serious gender lens needed to address the challenges faced by Australia in a just and sustainable manner. “While there are a number of initiatives which show promise, the budget represents a missed opportunity to tackle the drivers of poverty,” said Equality Rights Alliance (ERA) Convenor, Helen Dalley-Fisher. […]
Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work. One in three Australians have been sexually harassed at work within the past five years. It is prevalent and pervasive. But it is also preventable. We’re calling on the Australian Government to act now to implement the remaining recommendations of the Respect@Work report, which sets […]
Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work. One in three Australians have been sexually harassed at work within the past five years. It is prevalent and pervasive. But it is also preventable. We’re calling on the Australian Government to act now to implement the remaining recommendations of the Respect@Work report, which sets […]
ERA has published a statement in response to the Women’s Safety Summit in September 2021. In it, ERA congratulates the drafting team responsible for the Statement from the Women’s Safety Summit and thanks all of the victim/survivors, experts, service providers and others who contributed to the discussions. Your bravery, energy and determination is what has […]
ERA has joined with 9 peak bodies to express our concern about the potential effects of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021. ERA is deeply concerned that the Bill in its present form will contribute to building workplace and community cultures which are hostile to women’ leadership and safety. This press release was coordinated and led […]
Media Release by ERA following the Federal Budget Dated 11 May 2021
ERA has joined with sixteen other organisations to call for a new approach to budgeting which will bring women’s needs into sharper focus. Read more: Media Release: Calls for structural change to budget are building as women are left behind
“The COVID-19 pandemic is both a public health and an economic crisis, with long-term economic impacts to the Australian population. Women, and particularly young women, are one of the hardest hit demographics due to their overrepresentation in casual work, and in the retail and hospitality sectors. Disasters such as this pandemic have been shown to […]
The National Women’s Alliances have released this joint position paper on disaster recovery, planning and management. People with Disability Australia have also contributed expertise to the drafting of this paper. “During an emergency, everyone in a community is affected, but there is strong evidence to show that different groups of people experience disaster differently. Gender stereotypes […]
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