Welcome to the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up! This week, the Australian Human Rights Commission has released its Audit Report: the final report of its Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force. Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick chaired the review, working passionately and meticulously to compile the huge amount of research necessary to complete [...]
Welcome once again to AWAVA's Weekly Round-Up. Last week, many news items have focused on what happens after a woman or girl has experienced violence. AWAVA strongly highlights the need for primary prevention of violence against women and the parallel obligation to support women victims and survivors. In other news, our delegates from The fifty-eighth session of [...]
This week, as well as bringing you news from around the preventing violence against women sector, AWAVA has had the privilege of seeing our four delegates to CSW 58 in New York engage in highly productive and exciting panels and events. You can read more about AWAVA's activities here, as well as on our Facebook [...]
Welcome to a double edition of the Weekly Round up! AWAVA has been working hard in the lead up the fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women which will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2014. AWAVA are delighted to be sponsoring and presenting 6 [...]
In this week’s Round-Up, we are delighted to share some of the many links to 1 Billion Rising events which took place on February 14. Women and girls, men and boys, as well as survivors of violence and their supporters rose in countries all around the world and danced for justice. Performer Pink supported and participated [...]
Last week, AWAVA was able to participate in highly productive roundtable discussions with Government, business, academics, and NGOs to help with the development of the Second Action Plan. A call for submissions has now gone out for written submissions to inform the development of the Second Action Plan under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women [...]
As always, there have been a large number of news stories from around the sector during the last week. Footballer Adam Goodes was named Australian of the Year. His strong advocacy around preventing violence against women and in particular domestic violence is greatly welcomed by AWAVA, with the recognition that a strong commitment to eliminating violence [...]
This week’s edition of the Weekly Round-Up highlights the often challenging nature of working to prevent and eliminate violence against women. These instances are reminders that violence against women is deeply ingrained in our society and institutions, and it will take leadership, commitment and sustained effort from everyone in our communities to eliminate it. Around the [...]
A very happy new year to our dear readers! AWAVA hopes that 2014 has started well and joyously for you all. Our weekly round up is now back after a hiatus over the seasonal holidays and we are looking forward to continuing to bring to you the latest Australian and global information on policy, advocacy, [...]
As the holiday season approaches, people and organisations working to respond to, prevent, and eliminate violence against women around the world have continued their efforts. The high level of leadership and commitment within the Australian sector has in particular been on display in the last week. Each of the projects and initiatives highlighted in this [...]