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WHISE welcomes ongoing focus on women’s health in latest budget, aims to collaborate further with Government in advancing women’s health & wellbeing
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) together with the Victorian Women’s Health Service’s Network (WHSN) – the leading voice for gender equality and women’s wellbeing across Victoria – cautiously welcome this week’s budget announcements. Primary prevention matters WHISE CEO, Kit McMahon recognises the investment that this budget delivers to women’s health but is concerned…
WHISE Calls Upon the Victorian Government to Continue Progress on Gender Equality
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) joins with all of the Women’s Health Sector to ask the Victorian Government to continue its progress on gender responsive budgeting and follow through on its commitments to “give women’s health the focus and funding it deserves,” (15 Nov 2022, Media Release, The Hon. Daniel Andrews) in the…
The State of Women’s Health & Wellbeing in the Southern Metropolitan Region
Key Statistics for the Southern Metropolitan Region Mental Health – anxiety and self-harm Access to SRH Services Unpaid Care Family Violence Rates Mental Health – anxiety and self-harm Percent of residents who have mental health conditions by gender – 2021 Census Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong Females – between 7.7% and 12.6% Males – between 5.3% and…
Senate Inquiry into Universal Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Australia
Kit McMahon, WHISE CEO was proud to one of a long list of advocates on the agenda at the Senate Inquiry into Universal Access to Reproductive Healthcare Public Hearing, held in Melbourne on 28 April, 2023.The inquiry was initiated by the Greens in 2022 with the aim to look into a set of priorities set out by…
Supporting our Critical Friends
Prevention of Violence Against Women Lead, Danielle McCaffrey and Health Promotion Officer, Yihan Li are re-invigorating the Critical Friends Network to ensure that those working in our schools, under the Respectful Relationships initiative, have the support and encouragement they need. The Respectful Relationships initiative is a whole-school approach to the prevention of family and gender-based violence…
Attitudes and understanding are slowly improving over time
The National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) is the world’s longest-running population-level survey of community attitudes towards violence against women. Done every four years it shows what Australian’s think about violence against women and their attitudes about gender inequality. The findings and reports from 2021 are now in and this important document shows whether…
Time for Equal Access in Discrimination Claims
We all deserve to be safe at work and free from discrimination and sexual harassment. While sexual harassment is pervasive across all industries and all employment levels in Australia, it is not inevitable. The Australian Government has the power to prevent discrimination and sexual harassment by adopting an equal access costs model to ensure that…
Victorian Women’s Health Services Join the Call to Address the Crisis in Women’s Mental Health and Wellbeing.
WHISE has joined with all Women’s Health Services (WHS) across Victoria to support the ’Her Mental Health’ Campaign from the HER Centre, for a specific approach to women’s mental health, and the funding of more services, research, treatments and education of women’s specific mental health needs. The mental health of women and girls is influenced…
New WHISE Board Member: Sarah Race
Interview with Incoming WHISE Board Member, Sarah Race WHISE Marketing & Events Officer, Jo French, spoke with Sarah Race about her recent appointment as a WHISE General Board Member. Q: Who is Sarah Race and why is joining the Board of WHISE important to you? Why did you choose WHISE? A: That’s a big question!…