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- Education Training
- 01/12/2023
- 07:00
Talking With Kids About Respect this 16 Days of Activism
This 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the team at Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) are talking to children about respect…
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- Community, General News
- 30/11/2023
- 06:01
Keeping women and their children safe from tech-based abuse
Digital disruptor tools, anti-harassment software, perpetrator intervention schemes and a major national awareness campaign are among projects funded under the Australian Government’s $10 million Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program. Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland announced today seven grants totalling $3 million had been awarded by eSafety to universities and non-government organisations in the first round of grants under the program. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the projects demonstrated innovative approaches to support safe, gender-equal online spaces for women and their children. “These initiatives leverage the unique expertise of our successful applicants to address tech-based abuse from a…
- Community, General News
- 29/11/2023
- 18:53
Keeping women and their children safe from tech-based abuse
Digital disruptor tools, anti-harassment software, perpetrator intervention schemes and a major national awareness campaign are among projects funded under the Australian Government’s $10 million Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program. Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland announced today seven grants totalling $3 million had been awarded by eSafety to universities and non-government organisations in the first round of grants under the program. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the projects demonstrated innovative approaches to support safe, gender-equal online spaces for women and their children. “These initiatives leverage the unique expertise of our successful applicants to address tech-based abuse from a…
- Indigenous
- 29/11/2023
- 17:41
Kimberley Aboriginal Women’s Council 2023 Roundtable
On the 1 – 2 November 2023, over 100 women came together on Yawuru country for a two-day roundtable hosted by the Kimberley Aboriginal Women’s Council - including more than 80 Kimberley Aboriginal women. Titled ‘Think Global – Act Local’, two-day roundtable centered around a series of workshops on topics such as women’s wellbeing and healing, mentoring, leadership, empowerment, and resilience, and laid foundations for a 2025 International Indigenous Women’s Conference to be held in the Kimberley. Kimberley Aboriginal Women’s Council Chair, Janine Dureau, recipient of the 2023 Bill Armstrong AO Human Rights Award highlighted the Council’s commitment to investing,…
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- Community, Women
- 15/11/2023
- 17:13
Interactive mapping project invites women and gender diverse people to share perceptions of safety in NSW towns, cities, parks and transport hubs precincts
A sense of safety in the places we live, work and play is an essential human right yet often this is denied on the basis of gender. Launching on 15 November 2023,YourGround NSW’s crowdmapwill capture how gender intersects with diverse factors such as location, time of day, environment, lighting, busyness, or past experiences. The 2023 NSWSafer Cities Surveyfound 59% of women surveyed feel unsafe most or all of the time in public spaces after dark, compared to 32% of men. Importantly, if women felt safer, 76% of survey respondents would walk more and 69% would catch public transport more often.…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Women
- 01/11/2023
- 10:24
Australian women leaders say escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza highlights international community’s failure to address the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls
As the Palestinian Ministry of Women's Affairs spoke out against the harsh violence against women in Gaza on Tuesday, almost 80 Australian women leaders and peace activists from across civil society, politics, media, academia, unions and aid agencies have signed onto an Open Statement calling on the Australian Government to step up its efforts to promote an immediate ceasefire, protect civilians and de-escalate the conflict in Gaza. The statement, which coincides with the 23rd anniversary of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, raises the alarm on the growing impacts of the conflict on women…
- Food Beverages, RetailOnline Retail
- 18/10/2023
- 07:30
LIQUORLAND AND CRICKET AUSTRALIA ON A GOOD WICKET WITH PITCH PERFECT PARTNERSHIP
Wednesday 18 October 2023 LIQUORLAND AND CRICKET AUSTRALIA ON A GOOD WICKET WITH PITCH PERFECT PARTNERSHIP Images available to download here Cricket Australia and…
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- Food Beverages, RetailOnline Retail
- 18/10/2023
- 07:05
LIQUORLAND AND CRICKET AUSTRALIA ON A GOOD WICKET WITH PITCH PERFECT PARTNERSHIP
Wednesday 18 October 2023 LIQUORLAND AND CRICKET AUSTRALIA ON A GOOD WICKET WITH PITCH PERFECT PARTNERSHIP Images available to download here Cricket Australia and…
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- Finance Investment, Women
- 27/09/2023
- 12:15
Count Her In: Accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment – IWD 2024
Count Her In: Accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment UN Women Australia has today announced the theme for International Women’s Day 2024 ‘Count Her In: Accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment’. Based on the United Nations 68th Commission on the Status of Women priority theme – ‘Count Her In’ highlights the critical importance of women’s economic empowerment as central to realising women’s rights and gender equality. Simone Clarke, CEO, UN Women Australia, said that when women are empowered to earn and manage their income, make financial decisions and are afforded equal access to finance, everyone benefits. “Increasing women’s economic empowerment…
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