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17 April 2023

GEN VIC signatory to Power To Prevent Coalition Joint Statement on sexual harassment in the workplace

We all deserve to be safe at work, however sexual harassment and discrimination remains common in Australian workplaces. We see the harmful effects on people every day, which is why …

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6 December 2022

Gender Equity Victoria launches research report into gendered online harassment in Victorian politics “It’s personal, not just political”

Today, GEN VIC launches a research report on gendered online harassment in Victorian politics. Titled, “It’s personal, not just political”, the report sheds light on the culture of online misogyny, …

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31 August 2022

Five gender equity outcomes that must come from the Jobs and Skills Summit

Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) is calling for five key priorities for gender equity at the Jobs and Skills Summit. Representing over 50 organisations working towards gender equity, it is …

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10 August 2022

Putting Victorian women on the map! – Gender Equity Victoria and Geographic Names Victoria partner to find out just how many Victorian places are named after women.

Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) is excited to join Geographic Names Victoria in a range of new initiatives to encourage diversity in the naming of places after women starting with …

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22 June 2022

Universal kindergarten delivers for gender equity and a care economy. 

Gender Equity Victoria welcomes the announcement made by the State Government today of a transformative $9 Billion investment into Early Childhood Education. “Universal kindergarten, with hours aligned to the working …

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3 May 2022

State Budget 22/23 – Welcome steps forward for recovery and resilience

The Victorian State Budget, the first with a dedicated Gender Responsive Budget Unit and an operational Gender Equality Act 2020, has delivered promising steps towards a gender equal recovery from …

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30 March 2022

Women’s Health in the Federal Budget – not enough support for Victorian women

Women’s Health Services were pleased to see last night’s Federal Budget recognise the need for specific sustained support to address the crisis in women’s health, however this is not enough …

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23 March 2022

GEN VIC welcomes PAEC’s Gender Responsive Budgeting recommendations.

Gender Equity Victoria strongly supports the recommendations from the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee’s Inquiry into Gender Responsive Budgeting. Gender Equity Victoria welcomes the strengthening of Gender Responsive Budgeting within …

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1 December 2021

GEN VIC’s welcomes the AHRC’s Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces

Yesterday the Australian Human Rights Commission released its report Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. GEN VIC accepts and welcomes the report and calls …

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6 October 2021

Left Behind: Migrant and Refugee Women’s Experiences of COVID-19 Report

In a joint project by Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, Gender Equity Victoria, and Women’s Health Services, the Workforce of Multilingual Health Educators (WOMHEn) project is pleased to release Left …

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