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AWAVA Fourth Action Plan Survey Report

The National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Their Children 2010-2022 (the National Plan) is a major policy framework that has the potential to help achieve gender equality and end violence against women. The National Plan acts as the primary Australian policy on reducing sexual assault and domestic and family violence.

 

Support for the National Plan has been an important part of AWAVA’s work since the inception of the Plan. We have provided advice on the development of the three Action Plans so far, and have provided feedback on their implementation.

 

This survey is a part of AWAVA’s work to contribute to evaluations of the Third Action Plan (3AP) and consult on the development of the Fourth Action Plan (4AP). The survey aims to identify gaps, issues and positive steps that can inform the creation of the Fourth Action Plan.

 

The survey was structured to collect separate data from individuals (people speaking on their own behalf only, and not on behalf of any organisation), and representatives of service providers and peak bodies. Part 1 of this report combines responses from service providers and peak bodies. Part 2 summarises responses received from individuals. Part 3 combines diversity data.

 

The survey ran from May to June 2018. In total, 243 people responded to the survey. Among them there were 79 service providers (48 full and 31 partial responses), 7 peak bodies (4 full and 3 partial responses) and 157 individual responses. Partial responses were used in the analysis to the extent possible. Where appropriate we indicate the total number of responses received to a given question. We would like to thank everyone who completed the survey, and all the individuals and organisations who circulated it within their networks.

 

Download the report here

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How to make the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement gender responsive?

AWAVA has partnered with Equality Rights Alliance to outline what needs to be done to ensure that the new National Housing and Homelessness Agreement is responsive to the gendered nature of homelessness and housing needs in an article for Parity. Earlier this month, we wrote to the Prime Minister, and all Federal, State and Territory Treasurers and Ministers for Housing, Women and the Prevention of Family Violence to call for gender responsive housing policy. You can read our letter here.

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Prevalent and Preventable Conference-Easy English Report

In September 2016, Our Watch and AWAVA held a three day conference on preventing violence against women. With the help of SCOPE, we produced this Easy English version of the conference report.’
 To access please click on the links below:
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Women Take the Lead

 

In celebration of Queensland Women’s Week True is holding Women Take the Lead, a series of webinars that will cover various topics ranging from trans healthcare, inter sexuality, arts, leadership and the challenges faced by members of LGBTQI communities.

 

 

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‘Prevalent and Preventable’: International Conference on Violence Against Women

Registrations are now open for the AWAVA / Our Watch international conference on violence against women, which will be held in Adelaide from 19-22 September 2016.
Prevalent & Preventable will bring together a diverse group of people including service workers, community advocates, policy makers, researchers, government / non-government and other professionals from around Australia, New Zealand, the Asia Pacific, Europe and beyond to discuss ways to prevent violence against women and children.
Confirmed international keynote speakers: Professor Rashida Manjoo and Ms Marai Larasi

 

Workshops and conference sessions will fall within four thematic streams:

  • Preventing violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
  • Putting intersectionality into practice – ensuring that prevention efforts respond to and tackle the complex and multiple forms of discrimination and marginalisation that intersect in different ways to influence the perpetration of violence and its impact on women
  • Preventing violence against women in settings with limited services and infrastructure, including rural regional and remote communities in Australia and the Pacific
  • Children and young people as agents of change

 

Read more about the program here.

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Funding for Legal Aid Kept

Attorney-General Senator the Hon. George Brandis and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash have announced that current levels of Commonwealth funding of Legal Aid
Commissions, Community Legal Centres (except Environmental Defenders Offices) and
Indigenous legal assistance will continue for another two years. In their announcement, the Government acknowledge the crucial role ready access to legal assistance plays in protecting and supporting women and children experiencing violence.

 

This announcement comes after a protracted campaign from a number of directions hoping to persuade the Government to maintain funding to legal assistance. A PDF of the joint media release from the Attorney-General and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women is available here.

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AWAVA at CSW59

Check out this video of our Program Manager Sophie Hardefeldt giving you the run-down on next week’s CSW 59!

 

 

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The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance is excited to be travelling to New York City later this week for the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

 

But what is it?

 

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the main global policymaking body that is dedicated exclusively to gender equality and the advancement of women.

 

The Commission meets once a year in New York. This year it will be taking place from the 9th to the 20th of March.

 

Each year about 3,000 representatives from governments and NGOs converge on New York to discuss, advocate, and share ideas about how we can achieve gender equality throughout the world.

 

The Commission includes official negotiations between governments and parallel events where NGO representatives come together to share best practice models and ongoing action to address ender inequality.

 

The Commission’s outcomes document or ‘Agreed Conclusions’ is developed through negotiations between all Government Parties and is agreed by consensus.

 

The agreed conclusions are used by governments to strengthen domestic policies around gender equality. They can also be used by NGOs to advocate for policy or practise reform within their home countries.

 

Why is 2015 so important?

 

This year’s CSW is particularly important because it will be reviewing governments’ implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

 

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was developed at the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. The progressive and visionary document addresses diverse issues including:

  1. Women and poverty
  2. Education and training of women
  3. Women and health
  4. Violence against women
  5. Women and armed conflict
  6. Women and the economy
  7. Women in power and decision-making
  8. Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  9. Human rights of women
  10. Women and the media
  11. Women and the environment
  12. The girl child

 

20 years on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is still the most comprehensive global policy and framework relating to gender equality and the realisation of women and girls’ human rights.

 

Over the next 2 weeks the Commission will review the implementation of th Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and look at the ongoing challenges to the realisation of gender equality.

 

How can you follow the action?

 

Even if you aren’t able to attend the Commission in New York, you can still follow the action from Australia.

 

The United Nations films some of the official proceedings and government events and you can watch them on their website webtv.un.org/

 

You can get updates from the United Nations CSW organising committee on Twitter using he handle @UN_CSW. You can also check out the official hashtag #CSW59.

 

AWAVA will also be sharing information throughout the event via Twitter and Facebook. Our Twitter handle is @AWAVA_women and you can find us on Facebook as The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance.

 

We’re excited to keep you in the loop about this amazing international event and can’t wait to hear your thoughts and reflections.

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Senate Inquiry Terms of Reference

Terms of reference are now available here for the Senate Standing Committees of Community Affairs Inquiry into violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings, including the gender and age related dimensions, and the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability.

This Inquiry was referred to the Senate Standing Committees of Community Affairs on 11 February 2015, and more information about it can be found here.

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