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Stand in solidarity with First Nations people this January 26
We choose to mark January 26, 2021 in reflection, mourning and solidarity with First Nations communities.
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Diversify your bookshelf
January 6, 2021
A diverse reading list is a great way of understanding different perspectives on the world, challenging unconscious bias, and stretching that all-important brain muscle.
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16 Days of Activism - Get comfortable being uncomfortable
December 8, 2020
Stay present with discomfort to bring gender equality and social justice into your world.
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16 Days of Activism - Enable and support women's health and rights at work
December 6, 2020
More than ever, workplaces across all sectors need to ensure that they address existing gender inequities and create safe, inclusive settings where women’s rights and health, including their sexual and reproductive health, are enabled and supported.
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16 Days of Activism - Create a culture that embraces difference
December 4, 2020
This 16 Days of Activism, learn about how to look at the intersections of social identity, privilege and oppression, and see how they “sometimes compound themselves, and...create obstacles that are not understood within conventional ways of thinking” (Crenshaw).
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16 Days of Activism - Call out gender-based violence at home and work
December 2, 2020
Employees, employers and the community at large have an obligation to make inclusive, safe, and respectful workplaces and environments the norm, not the exception.
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16 Days of Activism - Empower women as leaders
November 30, 2020
When we empower women as leaders and decision-makers, the community and economy benefit.
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16 Days of Activism - Create work security for women
November 28, 2020
Let’s use this 16 Days of Activism to amplify the discussion about women's economic and work insecurity, and pave the way for future women in our workforce.
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16 Days of Activism - Share and value care
November 26, 2020
This year, in recognition of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, we call on you to share and value care in your homes, families and communities. In your workplaces, we ask that you make it possible for others to share the care.
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State budget must not replicate federal failures
October 19, 2020
The Victorian Government has an opportunity and an obligation to respond, via its upcoming budget, to the gendered impacts of COVID-19, and this is why.
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Federal budget fails women
October 7, 2020
Only a federal budget, considered and applied with a gendered lens, could have ensured that the economic and social fallout of COVID-19 resulted in a better, more equitable economy that supported and empowered women and responded to their diverse needs.
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2020
For this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, Women's Health Goulburn North East (WHGNE) is advocating for communities to move beyond awareness raising, and towards tangible action, weaving women’s rights and gender equality into our everyday behaviour, practice and the economic, cultural and social fabric of our communities.
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Straightforward guides to sexual and reproductive health
September 23, 2020
We've launched a new set of information resources in plain English about menstruation, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, contraception, abortion and menopause, for both community members and professionals working in health, education and community settings.
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The Great Game: Women and community sport
June 16, 2020
Participate in our new podcast series about women in community sport in Wangaratta.
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What is gender equality?
June 2, 2020
Gender equality or gender equity? What is the difference? And what does it mean for you?
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Story-gathering during COVID-19
May 19, 2020
Contribute your story about life during the COVID-19 pandemic to Women's Health Goulburn North East "Reflections from a Distance" story-gathering project.