For the first time in Victorian history, more women were recognised in new place names than men – making up 57 per cent of new commemorative place names in 2024, up from 35 per cent in 2023 and just 26 per cent in 2022.

We are so proud to have contributed to this progress through Put Her Name On It and in partnership with Her Place Women’s Museum to create more equal places.

Want to learn more about inequities in place naming? Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) has been in the news!

📰 You can read this great Guardian article: On the map: Victoria names more new places after women than men for the first time | Victoria | The Guardian

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📻 Listen to this short Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) interview: Putting women’s names on the map – ABC listen

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