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Women’s and community organisations unite on COVID-19 and gender
On 2 April 2020, over 60 organisations – including Women’s Health in the South East – came together to support a statement on Gender, Equality and COVID-19. The statement recognises the huge impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the exceptionally difficult circumstances that the community find themselves in. The statement highlights that the impact of the pandemic…
Women’s Health in the South East: Operations and ways of work during COVID19 pandemic
Women’s Health in the South East’s vision is to see all women in our community safe, healthy and thriving. We want to assure you that during these uncertain times, our work will continue. To all our members, stakeholders and partners, we wish to advise that commencing immediately, we have enacted a business continuity plan to…
Power to Prevent: Urgent Actions Needed to Stop Sexual Harassment at Work
WHISE is a proud member of the Power2Prevent Coalition and we are a signatory to the collective statement with over 100 other organisations: Joint Statement We are a group of diverse organisations, unions, researchers, peak bodies, health professionals and lawyers who have come together to say we need to do more to stop sexual…
Aboriginal Self-determination: A safer future
In February, on behalf of the PVT Partnership, WHISE launched the first Communities of Practice (CoP) on intersectionality and diverse communities. The aim of our launch event was to support the prevention of violence against our First Nations women and children. We were honoured to have key matter experts present to us from Our Watch,…
Celebrating this her(storic) moment
WHISE congratulates Victorian Government on passing of landmark Gender Equality Legislation Today, Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) celebrates and congratulates all involved in the passing of a landmark legislation, which will drive organisational and cultural change to create sustained, enduring and measurable action on gender equality. “This legislation strengthens equality of rights and…
Healthier Masculinities for Gender Equality
If you weren’t able to make it to the recent forum on healthier masculinities for gender equality forum, here’s the wrap. Thank you again to all participants for your incredible energy on the day, to our key note speaker Dr Flood and to The Men’s Project, Our Watch, Eastern Health and AFL Outer East for…
WHISE congratulates Mornington Peninsula Shire’s announcement of its new Gender Equality Strategy
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) congratulates Mornington Peninsula Shire on the adoption of its new Gender Equality Strategy, which was announced the same day Australia’s first Gender Equality Bill was introduced to the Victorian Parliament. “As a Women’s Health Service dedicated to ensuring all women in the Southern Metropolitan Region are safe, healthy…
WHISE supports call to end Government’s new Family Law Inquiry
Women’s Health in the South East together with over 100 peak bodies and practitioners supports the joint statement from Australian Women Against Violence Alliance (AWAVA), calling for the end to the Federal Government’s new Family Law Inquiry. “We applaud the work and advocacy of our colleagues across Australia who recognise the harm this inquiry is…
Federal Election sparks calls for action on women’s health
Women’s Health in the South East calls on political leadership to make a real difference to the lives and wellbeing of women in the Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne. Women’s Health in the South East has released its call to action for all political parties seeking to be elected to Federal Parliament on May 18.…