Australian Centre for Leadership for Women
Diann established ACLW’s national flagship Leadership Awards Program, recognising women, advocates who advance women and organisations that sustain the advancement of women through their processes and cultures. Commencing in 2006, through 4 Awards, there have been more than 80 (women, men and organisations) recipients across Australia. The Awards have been judged by eminent women and men, […]
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ACLW Ambassadors 2000-2025 ACLW Ambassadors (Former) Ms Bryce’s former roles – some, among firsts for women in this country – include:• Lecturer and Tutor in Law, The University of Queensland, 1968-1983• Convenor, National Women’s Advisory Council, 1982-1984• Inaugural Director, Queensland Women’s Information Service, Office of the Status of Women, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet,
Close, L. 3 March. 2015. 10 Organisations Encouraging Female Professionals in Australia. Business Review Australia. http://www.businessreviewaustralia.com/leadership/1566/10-Organisations-Encouraging-Female-Professionals-In-Australia Close, L. 21 February 2015. “See How These Leaders Are Empowering Women in Australia” Business Review Australia. http://www.businessreviewaustralia.com/leadership/1550/See-How-These-Leaders-Are-Empowering-Women-in-Australia Illawarra residents invited to celebrate International Women’s Day 2017 on March 8 published 24 February 2017. http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/story/4489800/many-people-need-healing/?cs=12 ‘Gaining the Unexpected’ http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/story/4385490/gaining-the-unexpected/ ‘Gaining the
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These are the Australian federal and state politicians who have actively supported the work of ACLW. They include members of many different political parties. The Hon Gareth Ward MP The Hon Pru Goward MP The Hon Shelley Hancock MP The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Catherine Cusack MLC The Hon Sue Ellery MP The
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This Re-cap of the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Regional Review Meeting is by Romy Listo from Equality Rights Alliance. Romy Listo is the Project Coordinator at Equality Rights Alliance. She has an advocacy and practice background in sexuality education, including as a former member of ERA’s Young Women’s Advisory Group. Romy is also a PhD candidate at the University
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I gave a keynote speech at the 2019 NOWSA National Women’s Conference held in Macquarie University on 22 July 2019. NOWSA is a Network of Women Students Australia. Established in 1987, and founded on ideals of creating a grassroots, autonomous network concerned with issues that impact women and women students, every year, NOWSA hosts a
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Election Day is your chance to vote for a party that will act to fix the broken housing system. The National Everybody’s Home campaign has urged all candidates not to ignore the nearly one million Australian households experiencing rent stress or homelessness. Campaign spokesperson Kate Colvin said the home- buyers deposit guarantee that is the
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Women’s votes count in the 2019 Federal Election. The Women’s Electoral Lobby has outlined what the Coalition, Labor and Greens are promising for women in relation to 12 key priorities. Eliminating violence against women Women’s health An equitable taxation system Social services Vocational education and training Affordable housing Rights and protections for women living with
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For International Women’s Day 2019, ACLW decided to focus on what does feminism looks like today and what strategies are being developed to advance women under this banner. As such, ACLW invited anyone who advocates for women to declare why they are a feminist and how are they working to improve the status of women.
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Associate Professor Clare Wright In her new book, You Daughters of Freedom, historian Associate Professor Clare Wright brings to life a time when Australian democracy was the standard bearer for progress and the envy of the world. For the ten years from 1902, when Australia’s feminist activists won the vote for white women, the world
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ACLW proudly introduces its Youth Leadership Program,IMAD – I’m Making a Differencefor women and men aged 18-25 years old. This is a call out to Australia’s 18 to 25 years old women and men to JOIN IMAD To become an IMAD Member, please complete this IMAD Membership Form. Membership is free. IMAD will unfold some exciting opportunities for
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About ACLW’s Diversity Award For International Women’s Day, ACLW’s ‘Sustaining Women’s Empowerment in Communities and Organisations’ (SWECO) Award is being revisioned as ACLW’s Diversity Award to reflect the aim to honour women, men, groups and organisations for establishing a sustainable initiative in a community or organisation to empower women, particularly from marginalised groups. Respecting, valuing
Will the Liberal Party ever be led by a Woman? Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey It is hard to not believe that gender was a dominant factor in Julie Bishop losing the leadership ballot after Malcolm Turnbull called a spill on Friday 24 August 2018. This is due to the Coalition Parliamentarians ignoring glaringly obvious advantages that
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Shifts in Ideologies Matter, Beyond a Political Party’s Identity Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey The sudden painful political annihilation of Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Party has begged the question, what was it all about? Several different narratives are now trying to make sense of the debacle. The dominant narrative is that
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More voices are needed to bring about increasing the Newstart Rate. Please consider some of the reasons and add your voice to the Australian Council of Social Service’s Call to the Government to raise Newstart. Aligning Government policy with public concerns is one of the core aims of democratic governance and key to this is the
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Recent workplace sexual harassment revelations by many women sharing their stories abroad and in Australia have woken hearts and minds to the pain, indignity, injustice and wide-reaching impacts of men abusing their power to dominate women. Whilst we have known that this insidious problem exists and is ubiquitous, with so many different sources such as research studies, reports’ and
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The Unique Leadership of Minority Women’s Report is based on a research study by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey. It aimed to explore the underrepresentation of women in minority groups in leadership in Australia and to what extent is diversity inclusive of minority women in Australia? Specifically the following minority groups were involved: Aboriginal and Torres Strait
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