The following information has been put together by the National Council of Single Mothers and their Children (NCSMC) and can also be accessed here. What is the Inquiry? It a allows us to tell the government our views and experiences about ParentsNext. Including letters from DHS-Centrelink, DHS- Centrelink appointments, appointments and services with the ParentsNext providers. You […]
This submission focuses on sex education and respectful relationship education and sees the two as inextricably linked. Young women deserve to experience positive and safe relationships with their family, friends, and loved ones.
In this series we have a chat with activists, advocates and stirrers making a difference for women and girls. To mark International Day of the Girl we caught up with the young feminist activist group Young Women Speak Out. Who are you? We are five young women, Tanvi (18), Zahra (18), Tilly (18), Kate (17) […]
Providing safe, affordable and available access to abortion through decriminalisation will simply allow women and pregnant people to improve their health outcomes.
In this series we have a chat with activists, advocates and stirrers making a difference for women and girls. The Lilac Foundation is a girl-led group campaigning for equal recognition of women in public monuments and memorials in Canberra. Tell us about the Lilac Foundation. The Lilac Foundation is a non-profit organisation that is focused on ensuring […]
“So it’s really great to see young women reclaiming that history and searching for those kinds of heroes that we need,”
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 […]
Are you a young person or youth led organisation who develops, runs, and/or advocates for feminist education programs? Are you a young person or youth led organisation involved in educative feminist media and academia? (Youth led organisations are defined as organisations that are predominantly governed and staffed by young people) The Young Women’s Advisory Group […]
We have made our submission to the ALP’s Setting the Agenda- National Conversation on Gender Equality process. The submission is in two parts focussing on older women’s housing issues and the YWAG-led and authored submission on sex education. Housing Word Version YWAG Sex Education Setting the Agenda Word Version
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