Posts in Gender
Peer-led services: reducing barriers to healthcare for LGBTIQA+ people
Peer-led services: reducing barriers to healthcare for LGBTIQA+ people

LGBTIQA+ people are more likely to experience marginalisation, stigma, social exclusion, abuse, and violence than the wider community. Philippa Moss, CEO of ACT-based LGBTIQA+ peer-led health service Meridian, and Alison Barclay, researcher and social impact consultant, explain how peer-led services are helping to address this gap, and what more needs to be done.

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Advocacy, Creating using evidence, Gender, Issues, Policy and governance, Service DeliveryPower to Persuadesocial justice, healthcare, public health, mental health, social determinants of health, Disadvantage, discrimination, evidence-based policy, data and evidence for advocacy
The 'right to recover': Healing from family, domestic and sexual violence requires community-wide action
The 'right to recover': Healing from family, domestic and sexual violence requires community-wide action

Marisa Lo Bartolo (LinkedIn), from Good Shepherd (@GoodShepANZ) reflects on the recent Australian Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Recovery and Healing Conference in Wollongong. Marisa is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor, and has a particular interest in the primary prevention of gender based violence, trauma recovery, and issues faced by LGBTIQA+ communities.

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Conferences, Gender, Policy and governance, Womens Policy Action TankPower to Persuadefamily violence, domestic violence, Recovery, child abuse, housing and homelessness, trauma, mental health
Forced marriage as family violence: Potential for change, but more needs to be done
Forced marriage as family violence: Potential for change, but more needs to be done

Victoria recognised forced marriage as a form of family violence 4 years ago, however there’s been no examination or reporting regarding its impact. Dr Siru Tan, Lecturer, Criminology, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, explores what can be done to increase opportunities for support. This article was originally published in Monash Lens.

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Gender, Creating using evidencePower to PersuadeFORCED MARRIAGE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, ROYAL COMMISSION INTO FAMILY VIOLENCE, MARAM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
How health justice partnerships transform responses to family, domestic, and sexual violence
How health justice partnerships transform responses to family, domestic, and sexual violence

Many women who experience family violence, many reach out to a healthcare professional. In today’s analysis, Dr Joyce Chia (@JoyceKWChia), Policy & Advocacy Lead at Health Justice Australia (@HealthJusticeAu), asks how we can better equip the health system to respond to violence against women and children. Health Justice Australia is a national not-for-profit centre of excellence that supports the expansion and effectiveness of health justice partnerships.

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Gender, Policy and governance, Service Delivery, Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tankhealth, justice, women, Women's safety, family violence, partnerships
It's time to put care at the centre of the Australian economy
It's time to put care at the centre of the Australian economy

Our care industries are vital to a healthy, functioning economy. In today’s analysis, Kristine Ziwica (@KZiwica), a journalist with 20 years experience working in Australia, the United States and the UK on human rights and gender equality campaigns, argues that we need to invest in our people and place care at the centre of the Australian economy.

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Finance and economics, Gender, Policy and governance, PoliticsPower to Persuadeeconomy, care work
GENDER, PARTIES AND THE VOTE
GENDER, PARTIES AND THE VOTE

Gender equality and the treatment of women have been persistent political and policy issues throughout the 46th Australian Parliament. In today’s analysis, Associate Professor of International Relations Katrina Lee-Koo (@KateLeeKoo), from Monash University (@MonashUni), explores how gender equality and the treatment of women are likely to shape the vote at Saturday’s election.

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Policy and governance, Gender, PoliticsPower to Persuadegender, Election, Gender equality, politics and democracy, gender pay gap, gendered violence, Gender Inequity