Women are still facing barriers to leadership positions in the government and private sector across the Asia/Pacific region, according to MasterCard’s latest Index of Women’s Advancement. See the infographic reflecting the Asia/Pacific...
ACLW welcomes the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 being passed by Federal Parliament today. Thanks to the Albanese government and especially to Senator Katy...
According to the United Nations, 140 million women and girls alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), also referred to as female circumcision, is a term...
By Ludo McFerran, National Project Manager, Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies at the University of New South Wales Ludo McFerran Domestic and family violence which affects one third of Australians...
Australian Education Ministers agree on a way forward to substantively address gender-based violence in higher education. The prevalence of experiences of sexual harassment and sexual assault among university students, and the...
21 November was Go Home on Time Day, an initiative of The Australia Institute. Now in its fourth year, Go Home on Time Day provides an opportunity for raising awareness...
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....
Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey For the first time in Australian history, after the 2025 federal election, not only does the Albanese Government have the largest Labor caucus since Australia was formed...
In light of the upcoming Federal Election, a research report has been published based on ACLW's study to help inform how women intended to vote in the 2010 Federal Election...
Excerpts from: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/is-2024-australias-worst-year-for-violence-against-women/8rejzzpza?fbclid=IwY2xjawHkFs5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRPaDmeaRvmLS0z4huTRbSJNUdvOScIjeLLV1RUgR7REAkRHBZZQkgBT1A_aem_t4OvUCxL5q7d08jR2SRKvQ Australian Femicide Watch, which is run by researcher and journalist Sherele Moody, keeps track of female victims of violence, including Australians who have died overseas. According to...
