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Weekly Round-up* 22 April
Over 80% of women and girls worldwide face street harassment: catcalls, groping, sexual comments and public masturbation. Street harassment limits women and girls' mobility and access to public spaces and is a form of violence against women and a human rights violation. Last week was International End Sexual Harassment Week – AWAVA joined in with tweeting to raise awareness. Read [...]
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04, 2013
Involuntary or Coerced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia
AWAVA's response to the Senate Inquiry on Involuntary or Coerced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia, submitted in April 2013, formally endorsed the extremely comprehensive submission from AWAVA’s member organisation, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)'s ‘Dehumanised: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia’. Read both here: AWAVA Senate [...]
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Weekly round-up* 5 April
This week, AWAVA brings news from the National Plan Implementation Panel (NPIP) with regards to the National Centre of Excellence. The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has announced: ""Helen Freeland has been appointed as the interim CEO of the National Centre of Excellence. Helen has a long history with the NSW [...]
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Weekly Round-up* 29 March
This week AWAVA has continued to follow media reports on victim-blaming and rape cultures in the aftermath of John Law's comments and the US Steubenville trial. As the week draws to a close, it's a good time to remember that the struggle to end all forms of violence against women and to challenge the everydayness of [...]
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03, 2013
CSW57: Using New Technology to Address Violence Against Women and Girls
Hosted by the Australia Government on 4 March 2013, the side event ‘Using new technology to address violence against women and girls’, discussed the perils and potential of new technology in addressing violence against women. Panellists included the Hon. Julie Collins, Australian Minister for the Status of Women; AWAVA’s Chair, Julie Oberin; Hon. Lulu Xingwana, South African [...]
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