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EU Strategy on Violence Against Women

EWL Welcomes European Parliament Demand for an EU Strategy on Violence Against Women

5 April 2011

Brussels , 05 April 2011- The European Parliament today adopted the report on ‘priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women’, drafted by MEP Eva-Britt Svensson.

Read the full resolution here

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Weekly Round-up* 15th April

Some interesting and varied news crossing our virtual desks this week, which has made for great rugged-up-reading, as the weather turned cold in our Southern States…

Making the news in Australia this week:

The YWCA has shared the CEDAW Report: Doing better for women in Australia
In Victoria, an anti-bullying campaign will be launched in schools next term
New research on attitudes to sexual harrassment
Libby Lloyd and Heather Nancarrow offer some context and insight on the ADFA news that made headlines this week
A media release from the Minister for the Status of Women highlights Australian hip hop artists calling for respect in relationships
Another media release from the Minister’s office told us more about Industry and Government working together to boost the number of women in science and engineering
The Sex Discrimination Commissioner will be leading a review on the ADFA and the ADF – learn more here
The Australian Federation of Medical Women has published it’s latest newsletter

Current Vacancies

Genderlinks, a Southern African NGO, seeks a Director of Programmes
?Quantum Support Services are seeking a Family Violence Support Worker

Don’t forget, there is still plenty of time to register for the below events

The Australian Women Educators’ White Ribbon Day Everyday
The 2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters
The Mount Gambier Conference United Against Domestic Violence

Weekly Round-up* 8th April

Not a lot to share this week locally, but Internationally there have been a few happenings

The age reports on India’s missing girls
Namibian students take action to end gendered violence on campus

New Resources:

Women’s Health Victoria has published a new resource ICT and Violence Against Women

Conferences and Upcoming Events

NEW!!! United Against Domestic Violence conference in Mt Gambier – July
A reminder that it is less than 12 months until the next World Conference of Women’s Shelters

We’re hiring!

The Australian Women’s Alliance is seeking applications for the position of Program Manager.

AWAVA and WESNET are seeking a motivated, independent, innovative person with a demonstrated background in leadership, managerial and organisational development, resource management, developing and implementing external communications strategies with various stakeholders, media liaison and strategic planning.

If this sounds like you, click on yellow box for more details. Applications close 5pm EST Monday, 11 April 2011.

Weekly Round-up* 1st April

Making the news this week:

An article in the Herald Sun reports that a third of people convicted of a sexual assault do not receive any gaol time
Following up from last weeks post on Rivers’ “Deadly” campaign, No To Violence Male Family Violence Prevention Association has published this letter.
The Family Violence Bill was introduced to Federal Parliament by the Attorney-General. You can read our media release here.

Internationally:

A summit of the South African Development Community has called for and end to the epidemic of gender violence.

Also – just a reminder about the Australian Women Educators forthcoming conference White Ribbon Day Every Day

Weekly Round-up 25th March*

Another week, another round-up. The incoming across our virtual desks has been a little slower this week, but still plenty of news related to Violence Against Women

Making the news this week:

The Hobart Women’s Shelter has launched new services to help women take control of their lives

The Herald Sun reported a review into sentences for rape offences
The Age reports on changes to the Family Law Bill
The final Issues Paper has been released by the Australian Law Reform Commission on Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws
The Age also reports on Rivers’ ‘Deadly Deals’ advertising campaign
Still with The Age, and a report on women’s safety on University campuses
Susan Metcalfe offers an opinion piece on sexual assault and reporting rates

New Resource!!

Click here to go straight to the new AVERT online classroom and resource centre, that focuses on Collaborative Responses in the Family Law System
Want to know more about WLSA’s response to the Family Violence Bill? Click here to see their campaign page

Weekly Round-up* 11th March

WOW! What a busy fortnight! I hope you all enjoyed your International Women’s Day celebrations, and have managed to find some time to read all of the media releases that have been circulating.

Here is a summary, in case you have missed any

The Minister has announced the way forward for women in the workplace
Kate Ellis has also named the new Director for the Equal Opportunity Agency
The NSW Office for Women has published it’s Women’s Plan
A joint media release from The Minister for the Status of Women and the Foreign Minister outlines a plan to help train leaders of the future
Some news on Australia’s paid parental leave.
And in amongst all the IWD Media Releases, we couldn’t miss that the new national register for domestic and family violence orders has been agreed to
Or the report showing changing attitudes in Australian homes

As for us, AWAVA was officially launched by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, at a fantastic IWD breakfast hosted by the ACT Women’s Services Network (ACTWSN). The event, mc-ed by Virginia Hausegger was held at the Kamberra Winery and had Her Excellency the Governor General Quentin Bryce as the guest of honour, with Commissioner Broderick giving an inspiring speech. She also launched our Timeline Project – “The Australian Women’s Timeline” check it out here

Issues of Violence Against Women making the Media in the last fortnight:

The ABC reported on new research highlighting the economic cost of domestic violence
The Bendigo Advertiser, a regional Victorian daily paper, reports an increase in the number of people fleeing domestic violence
And a surgeon has been found guilty of maliciously inflicting harm on a 66 year old woman

Reports released in the last few weeks that have caught our eye:

The Domestic and Family Violence Clearing House has a released a report on Women’s economic well-being following domestic violence

And don’t forget! There is still time to register for:

WESNETs Technology Safety Training (Warrnambool and Tasmania)
The Australian Women Educator’s Conference White Ribbon Day Everyday

Women’s Timeline – Centenary of International Women’s Day

To celebrate the centenary of International Women’s Day, the Australian Women Against Violence Alliance (AWAVA) has created a timeline of significant events and achievements affecting Australian women.

The timeline includes major political, educational, legal and social milestones, and demonstrate that despite improvements in gender equality over the past 100 years, women still experience violence at intolerable levels.

AWAVA has produced print- and web-based resources for use in upper primary and secondary schools and by community organisations. We are also using social media (twitter AWAVAWomen) and local events to spread the message that all forms of violence against women are unacceptable and must stop.

The timeline was created with assistance from the Australian Government Office For Women. It took months and hundreds of hours from a small group of women to gather the content that is included on the website. Only a small portion of the events we have collected currently appear on the timeline. New events will be added over coming months.

The timeline can be viewed by clicking on our grey Timeline tab and contains timelines for upper primary (junior) and secondary school and above (senior) timelines. In addition there are resources available to promote the timeline and assist educators with using the timeline.

This is from all of us at AWAVA, to all of you, on the Centenary of International Women’s Day.

And here is a short YouTube video we created about the timeline:

Weekly Round-up* 4 March 2011

A busy week as usual in the AWAVA office, with plenty of news coming out of New York (see below) as well as preparations for International Women’s Day Celebrations – I hope you’re all planning something special!

The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, has been in New York this week attending a UN convention on the Status of Women, where she spoke about the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children
There has also been a focus on investing in and empowering adolescent girls at the convention.
Click here to listen to speeches from the convention

IMPORTANT!!

The World Shelter Conference Planning Committee has announced that they have decided to extend the deadline for submitting presentation proposals. After many requests, they will extend the deadline to March 31, 2011.

If you are an advocate or activist, working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking and other forms of violence against women, we encourage you to share your expertise, knowledge, approaches, challenges and successes with us at the conference.

Click here to submit a proposal

International Women’s Day News:

NATSIWA are holding a rally on the 10th March – read all the details here
Economic S4W have released their IWD campaign “Don’t be Short Changed”
Make sure you watch this clip showing the journey of Women’s Rights over the last 100 years

Reports released since our last round-up:

The Australian Law Reform Commission has released the first in a series of Issues Papers on Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws and
The Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault has released a paper on Supporting women from CALD backgrounds who are victim/survivors of sexual violence: Challenges and opportunities for practitioners

In other news across our virtual desks:

The Age is running a poll on who is Australia’s most inspiring woman.
The Daily Telegraph reports that preventative action will be taken with children who show signs of harmful behaviour as part of the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children
The Queensland University of Technology published an article on female genital mutiliation
The Herald Sun reports on YouTube clips depicting self-harm being watched by teenagers
The Age reports on how pornography is hurting women
The Age has also published a profile on Elizabeth Broderick
ABC news reports that the Defensive Murder law may be under review after a Victorian woman was convicted.

And don’t forget, the following events are still open for registrations:

WESNET’s Technology Safety Training in Victoria and Tasmania
The Australian Women Educators conference White Ribbon Day Every day

*The opinions expressed in the articles aren’t necessarily the opinions of AWAVA

Weekly Round-up* 25 Feb 2011

This week making the news:

The Australian Institute of Family Studies has released a new report on Supporting Women from CALD backgrounds who are victims/survivors of sexual violence
The Age reports that Melbourne City Violence is up 3.7%, but read further into the story to see the high increase in reports of Family Violence
And a sad passing this week of Edith Mary Hall AM – a life-long campaigner for Women’s Issues and advocate for people with disabilities. You can read more about her life and achievements here

COMING UP

NEW!!!! WESNET are pleased to bring to Australia Technology Safety Training, being conducted by experts from the USA. Click here to find out more and register for your place today!

This site is being archived soon. Visit wesnet.org.au for more information.