Older Women - A lifetime of disadvantage
I have been working and advocating for equality in the workplace and the wider society since...
Articles in Category: Panel on the Concerns of Women Experiencing Disadavantage
In the lead up to the 2013 Federal Election, ACLW is running a Panel to explore the concerns of women who are in disadvantaged Australian communities. This Panel comprises Women Leaders in the community who are at the coal face working with women experiencing disadvantage. Pannellists also offer their reflections and insights into relevant policy and make recommendations for policy makers to consider.
ACLW Panel on the Concerns of Women Experiencing Disadvantage in Australian Communities
The ACLW Panel of 15 Community Leaders explores a range of issues that concern women who are...
Improving outcomes for women impacted by childhood trauma
By Dr Cathy Kezelman, President Adults Surviving Child Abuse
The long-term effects...
Men's Violence Against Women
By Libby Davies, CEO, White Ribbon Australia
One of the most insidious issues in our society...
Disadvantage facing Aboriginal Women
By Janelle Brown, Aboriginal Community Engagement
Being a community based Aboriginal woman (and...
Discrimination protections in law for people experiencing domestic violence
By Ludo McFerran, National Project Manager, Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies at...
Key issues for women from disadvantaged communities
By Carol Berry, CEO, Illawarra Women's Health Centre
In my experience, issues facing...
Pushed to the margins: building pathways towards greater social inclusion for refugee women in Australia
By Violet Roumeliotis, CEO of Settlement Services International
The forced migration of...
Permanent Residency for Migrant Workers and Partner-Marriage Migrants
By Jane Corpuz-Brock, Executive Officer, Immigrant Women’s Speakout Association
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An open letter from the women of Australia to PM Turnbull on mandatory detention of women and children
Mandatory detention of women and children on Nauru and Manus Island has become a long-term,...
Australian women are worth the investment
By Eve Bodsworth, Research and Policy Manager, Brotherhood of St Lawrence
While Australia has...
Imprisonment - A default response to women's poverty and disadvantage
By Debbie Kilroy, CEO, Sisters Inside, Brisbane
Women continue to be imprisoned at an alarming...
Ongoing Summary of 2013 ACLW Panel Recommendations
In the lead up to the election, whilst attention focuses on marginal seats, those who are...
Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces… Still?
By Kerriann Dear, Director of the Queensland Working Women’s Service Inc. (QWWS)
For...
Sharing the caring – we need to spread the load
By Sandra Cook Director of Policy BPW...
Silence, Violence and the doors that remain closed
By Kelly Hinton, Executive Director, Project Respect
Violence against women (VAW) is publicly...
Single Mothers, their Children and Poverty: It should not be a foregone conclusion
By Terese Edwards, CEO, National Council of Single Mothers & their Children
From time...