Women’s Health Victoria and Queen Victoria Women’s Centre are joining forces to present Beyond the Bias: a festival of women’s health and equity.
From 10–31 October, join us at Queen Victoria Women’s Centre to celebrate women’s health and wellbeing and learn about gender equity in health across a range of free events, activities, and experiences.
From informative women’s health info sessions to film screenings, to immersive exhibitions, to retro dance classes, there are so many ways to get involved! All activities are accessible and completely free.
Program highlights include:
- An exhibition of the award-winning Labia Library by WHV
- Lunch’n’Learn sessions: Mental Health through Perimenopause and Beyond; plus, Contraception, All Bodies, All Types
- Dance classes: get those legwarmers ready and pull out your fluro headband for two retro-themed dance sessions run by Hoops, Thighs and Buttocks
- Closing the Gender Gap in Health Research: a symposium event in partnership with Gender Equity Victoria
- ‘Share your story’: an opportunity for visitors to anonymously share their lived experiences of gender bias in healthcare
- DJÄKAMIRR: A film screening of this powerful documentary, about reclaiming 60,000 years of childbirth practice.
Key dates:
Program launch: Thursday 10 October 5.30-8PM (Invite only event)
Program activations: 10–31 October 2024
Full program available here:
"Women’s Health Victoria is committed to driving meaningful conversations around gender equity in health, and we're proud to partner with Queen Victoria Women’s Centre for Beyond the Bias. This festival is all about making women’s health and equity topics engaging, accessible, and empowering. By bringing the community together in creative and inspiring ways, we aim to start important conversations that will help drive real change toward a fairer health system." - Sally Hasler, CEO of Women’s Health Victoria.
“We are thrilled to partner with Women's Health Victoria on Beyond the Bias. This fantastic program of activations at the Centre in October brings women's health to the forefront, opening up critical conversations. We hope this is the first of many partnerships with Women’s Health Victoria as the program supports our strategic priority to foster connections with aligned organisations and bring people into the Centre for participation and fun.” - Jennifer Kanis, Chair of Queen Victoria Women’s Centre.
Key Facts:
All festival activities are free and accessible. Online bookings are required for some activities.
Program activations: 10–31 October 2024
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
210 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Full program available here:
About us:
About Women’s Health Victoria
Women’s Health Victoria is a statewide, feminist, non-profit organisation working with government, the health sector, and the community to improve health outcomes for women (cis and trans inclusive) and gender diverse people. We advocate for healthcare rights and access, deliver health promotion resources, and operate vital information and support services, so that all Victorians have the opportunity to access optimal health and wellbeing, free from bias and discrimination. For more information, visit whv.org.au
About the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre
The QVWC’s purpose is to hold and create space for Victorian women and gender diverse people to thrive. Our vision is for all women and gender diverse people to have a place where they are welcomed, valued and celebrated and have the power to determine their present and future. We are not just a building – we are an enterprise, a cause and a community. We are for women by women, always. *When we say ‘women’ it always includes trans and gender diverse woman and sistergirls.
* When we say ‘women’ it always includes trans and gender diverse woman and sistergirls.
Contact details:
For enquiries, please contact;
Charlotte Strong charlotte.strong@whv.org.au / 0405 393 161
Natalie Forde natalie.forde@qvwc.org.au / 0448 653 833
