Canberra
This course will introduce participants to key concepts and methods for gender analysis of public policy.
Canberra
This course will introduce participants to key concepts and methods for gender analysis of public policy.
6 June 2016 by Erin Gillen Formal sex education in schools is not meeting the needs of young women, according to a recent survey by the Equality Rights Alliance Young Women’s Advisory Group (YWAG). In doing so, it may also be denying them a human right to comprehensive sex education…
1 July 2016 by Helen Dalley-Fisher and Hannah Gissane This Saturday, as you stroll past the sausage sizzle into your local polling station, consider the ubiquitous corflute posters outside the venue. How many of the faces plastered on every surface are women? Then have a look at the people around you. Spot any women? Not […]
17 June 2016 by Susan Maury When a gender lens is applied to government policy, it becomes clear that women experience the consequences of policy differently to men. In this post, Policy Whisperer Susan Maury introduces the Women’s Policy Action Tank and why there is a need for highlighting women’s needs in the policy arena.
26 April 2016 by Hannah Gissane If you can’t get a seat at the table, then bring your own chair. From the local to the global, young women leaders are well-versed in innovating participation where our voices would be otherwise be silenced or go unheard. This spirit fuelled the CSW Youth Forum leading into the […]
22 October 2015 by Hannah Gissane and Alison McDonald When women won the right to own property it was not envisaged that this would be conditional on safety. Domestic violence is one of the leading drivers of homelessness in Australia. Today, too many women are forced to surrender their right to housing and are displaced […]
25 November 2016 by Hannah Gissane Domestic violence has long been a leading driver of homelessness in Australia. When women won the right to own property, it was never envisaged that this right would be conditional on safety. Today, too many women are forced to surrender their housing rights in order to be free from […]
10 December 2015 by Hannah Gissane Today is Human Rights Day. This year the UN is devoting the day to the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). It is salient to […]
Feb 19, 2016 By Melissa Archer Retirement can seem a pretty abstract idea to a young woman in the workforce. I have to admit that until recently I’ve been rather optimistic about my “older” years, naively presuming I will live in my own home, using my hard-earned superannuation to fund a comfortable life. Living in poverty […]
Melbourne
Please note: This event is limited to ERA member organisations and their representatives. Please contact us if you would like to enquire about becoming an ERA member organisation.
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