Victorian Government

Gender Equity Victoria is calling on the Victorian government to invest $271 million into gender equality initiatives during recovery.

The governmental failings in hotel quarantine that led to a second wave of the pandemic are likely to be politically irrelevant.

The Victorian budget has acknowledged the gendered impacts of the recession and taken some steps to address women’s economic security.

The Victorian Government have launched a new campaign calling on Victorian women to stand as candidates stand for local government elections.

Public schools across Victoria have become the first in Australia to provide free pads and tampons to students.

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.

Victoriam organisations have come together calling for State and Federal Governments to pay special attention to gendered impacts of the global COVID-19.

The Victorian government is set to be the first jurisdiction in Australia to hold its public sector to account on gender equality.

Gender Equity Victoria wants to see $21.6M invested in gender equity and women’s health services in the 2020/21 state government budget. 

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.

The Victorian Labor government has achieved a gender equal cabinet for the first time with the appointment of three new women.

How did a group this disparate come to spend an entire weekend debating the pros and cons of gender-based employment quotas?