News & Views Women, “It’s Our Time” to stand for local government elections The Victorian Government have launched a new campaign calling on Victorian women to stand as candidates stand for local government elections.
News & Views Free pads and tampons in public schools in Victoria Public schools across Victoria have become the first in Australia to provide free pads and tampons to students.
News & Views How did Victoria get here? Stop blaming ‘rule-breaking’ individuals and examine the lack of diversity in decision-making instead In Victoria, the reality is that unless the most marginalised people have a seat at the table, no policy maker can truly understand the issues.
News & Views 53 organisations share ‘Ten Things To Do’ on gender with government Victoriam organisations have come together calling for State and Federal Governments to pay special attention to gendered impacts of the global COVID-19.
News & Views Historic new law to mandate gender equality in Victorian public sector The Victorian government is set to be the first jurisdiction in Australia to hold its public sector to account on gender equality.
News & Views Gender Equity Victoria calls for $21.6 million investment in gender equity & women’s health services Gender Equity Victoria wants to see $21.6M invested in gender equity and women’s health services in the 2020/21 state government budget.
News & Views Why Australia needs to follow the UK & introduce a bill for flexible work as default A few weeks ago, UK MP Helen Whately took the unprecedented step of introducing a flexible work bill into UK Parliament. Australia should follow suit.
Politics ‘An equality agenda’: Daniel Andrews announces 50 percent female cabinet The Victorian Labor government has achieved a gender equal cabinet for the first time with the appointment of three new women.
Politics A citizen’s jury in Victoria managed to reach a consensus on gender quotas How did a group this disparate come to spend an entire weekend debating the pros and cons of gender-based employment quotas?
