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Bringing a gender focus to national policy
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Three population focused Alliances
• Australian Migrant and Refugee Alliance (AMaRWA)
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA)
• National Rural Women’s Coalition (NRWC)
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Three ‘issue’ focused Alliances
• Australian Women Against Violence Alliance (AWAVA)
• Economic Security For Women (eS4W)
• Equality Rights Alliance (ERA)
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•Funded by the Commonwealth Government through FaC
• Established in 2010
•New contract to 2016
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•Two central roles:
oBring together and support women’s organisations and individuals from across Australia to identify issues and solutions; and
oBring the diversity of women’s experiences and voices to government
•Varying structures and approaches
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•Priorities for Women 2013
•Art. 7 CEDAW – public participation•Enrol, then vote correctly on an independent and informed basis•Website developed with AEC assistance
•Gender lens on policy development and implementation
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•Gender Lens on policy development, implementation and assessment
•Meaningful consultation
•Gender disaggregated data
•Policy outcomes identifying women as a target
•Gender aware reporting
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•Network – 60 member organisations
•Gender equality
•Women’s leadership
•Women’s diversity (young women)
•Human rights framework
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2013-16 Priorities:
• Bringing the diversity of women’s voices to develop and resource policies and processes that will achieve equality for women.
•Housing that meets the needs of women.
•Women’s equality in laws and access to justice.
•Women’s health and wellbeing.
•Economic policy and structures that meet the needs of women
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Affordable housing with a gender lens
•Definition of housing stress: 30% of income v household wellbeing
•Type of housing / location
•Forward planning – ageing women
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AWAVA’s focus?
AWAVA Recognises:
To ensure that all women and children are able to live free from all forms of violence and abuse
Violence against women and girls is both a consequence and cause of gender inequality in all sectors of society and must be addressed by promoting women’s rights and social, political and economic equality
AWAVA operates through:
Amplifying and harnessing the work of its 21 Advisory Group members and Friends & Supporters
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• Visit our website www.awava.org.au and subscribe to our e-bulletin Weekly Round-up
• Join as a Friend & Supporter by contacting [email protected] or downloading form online
• Follow us on twitter at AWAVA_Women
• ‘Like’ us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AWAVAaustralia
• Join us • Follow us• Become an
AWAVA Friend & Supporter
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Women in Australia have fewer financial resources, less wealth and property, and higher family burdens in the dual economies of paid and unpaid work than their male counterparts.
-Women and Health and Wellbeing: Position Paper 2012
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economic Security4Womenwww.security4women.org.au
Ph 1300 918273
Sally Jope Acting Executive Officer/Policy Advisor
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19 Member OrganisationsHow many members?
Association of Women Educators
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Working on Priorities - 2013
• Gender equity: pay, conditions and workforce participation
• The Australian Care Economy
• Education and training of women and girls
• Gender statistics and analysis
• Collaborations with Alliances
• CSW, Priorities for
Women, CEDAW
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National Rural Women’s Coalition LtdGovernance Board
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The Objectives of the NRWC
•Represent the diverse views of women in rural, regional and remote Australia
•Provide advice to the Australian Government on policy issues relevant to the views and circumstances of rural women
•Contribute to building a positive profile of rural women, their issues and achievements
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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance
• Strengthen the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
• Influence policy, through advocacy and representation
• Build capacity and work with other Alliances to address women’s issues.
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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance
• Right to Public Participation – Art. 7 CEDAW
• Barriers to electoral participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
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Australian Migrant and Refugee Women’s Alliance
• NIRWA - lead agency
• Representing the voices and interests of immigrant and refugee women at the national level.
• Young women’s leadership, precarious employment and violence against CaLD women
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Australian Migrant and Refugee Women’s Alliance
• Employment is Empowerment, Empowerment is Choice, Choice is Economic Security
• Employment policy from the perspective of CaLD women
• precarious employment • young women (recent graduates / school leavers)• empowerment through economic and financial security – capacity to return to study / work, leave a violent relationship and have the greater say in one's own life.