Australian Centre for Leadership for Women
In 1995, 189 governments unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It became the most comprehensive and visionary agenda ever for gender equality and the human rights of all women and girls, holding the key to more peaceful, prosperous and inclusive societies for everyone. In 2025, the world celebrates 30 years of achievement on […]
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Excellencies, dear friends, Thank you for the invitation – and for the moving performance. We gather today not just to celebrate the International Women’s Day, but to move forward – resilient, united, and unwavering in our pursuit of “equality, development and peace for all women everywhere in the interest of humanity.” Those are the first
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The theme for 2025 International women’s Day on 8 March is “March Forward.” As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, globally inequality persists. Gender inequality remains deeply entrenched in many societies, evident in areas such as economic participation, political representation, and combating gender-based violence. Gender inequality is intersectional.
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If you would like to be an exceptional leader, ACLW’s Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey invites you to register for a transformational personalised Leadership program for women called, Leading with Purpose to be held in July 2023 Discover your Purpose & lead from your core foundation of strength, clarity and vision to make a meaningful impact. This
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To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2017 in the Illawarra, the Australian Centre for Leader-ship for Women (ACLW) invites you to celebrate this day with Illawarra women leaders participating in a program of reflective and explorative conversations and presentations from Illawarra High School Students on the theme, Gaining the Unexpected.Highlights of this Program include a
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This year to mark International Women’s Day, I invited a group of women to reflect on what International Women’s Day means to them personally. I am proud to present the Reflections of these women. I have also included mine at the end. Happy International Women’s Day to everyone! Professor Shirley Randell International Women’s Day I
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To mark International Women’s Day 2021, leading women in Australia were invited to respond to the question: Given the issues women continue to face in Australia, what would you like to draw attention to on International Women’s Day 2021, and what is one way to address this? I would like to thank the women who
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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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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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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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A transformational conference to understand the leadership of women from minority groups in Australia and explore how organisations can advance Diversity and Inclusion. ABC RN Radio Interview with Diann Rodgers-Healey Background Women from minority groups are the least represented in leadership in Australia. Whilst Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace focuses on including employees from minority groups so
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Hear, Feel and Understand the Power of a Woman To give women and men the opportunity to hear, feel and understand the power of a woman & enable a woman to define her own power, ACLW invites feminist forces to unravel their insights to who they are and who they are becoming… in the Power
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15 October 2014. 6.30pm. Parliament Theatrette. NSW Parliament House Sydney A Public Panel Event focusing on how women are exercising their leadership to address climate change, based on their understanding of key issues. The panel discussion was followed by an open Q and A from the audience. View the entire Panel Discussion at ACLW’s YouTube Channel Panellists: Professor Lesley Hughes, Lead author
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ACLW hosted 3 public Leadership Conversations at the City Beach Function Centre in Wollongong, NSW. Each Conversation involved a Panel of leaders from different sectors in the Illawarra in front of a live audience. Conversations with Diann Rodgers-Healey to explore leadership in action through the personal journeys of leaders, and their insights on leadership in
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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. Panellists also offer their reflections and insights into relevant policy
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ACLW’s Expert Climate Change Panelists were asked: What are your views on what the Gillard government is attempting to put in place to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions? Do you see it as providing a good transition plan to a to a net zero-carbon economy? Below are responses from Giselle Wilkinson and the Hon Eileen Claussen
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In 2011 as the Australian Parliament resumed debating the need for action on climate change, CLW invited women to influence action on climate change from an informed stand point of the scientific and moral imperatives for action and the solutions available to us to solve it. ACLW established an Expert Panel to discuss climate change
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Whilst much is known about the difficulties women face attaining leadership positions in the corporate world, little is known about women in non-traditional trades such as in construction. Starting with their schooling, females are given career advice which reinforces stereotypes depicting the construction industry as a dirty and harsh work environment. Girls are overlooked for
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