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Why Women Walk: Frank to Schanck Challenge Event
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) is pleased to support Frank to Schanck Challenge Event, a three-day trek for women organised by grassroots initiative, The Women’s Spirit Project. On Friday 30 April, 70 women will begin walking the 70km trek in an event aimed at raising awareness and engaging women in fitness, health and…
WHISE recommends the Victorian Government apply a gender lens to their 10-Year vision for social and affordable housing
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) submitted a response to the Victorian Government’s 10-year vision for social and affordable housing applying a gender lens to demonstrate the need for equitable access to housing for women. “Women are most negatively impacted by housing instability and homelessness and the two biggest risk factors are domestic and…
A partnership to support women’s wellbeing in Frankston
Today, Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) announced a partnership to empower women experiencing disadvantage in and around Frankston and Mornington Peninsula area of Melbourne, through the Why Women Walk 70km Walking Challenge from Frankston to Cape Schanck from 30 April to 2 May 2021. “This is a perfect fit for WHISE. Our two…
WHISE welcomes final report of the Mental Health Royal Commission
Opportunity to support women’s mental health in implementation of recommendations Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) welcomed the tabling of the final report from Victoria’s Royal Commission into Mental Health and its significant contribution to social reform. The final report is a major statement of reform on Victoria’s mental health system – a system…
State Budget must be equitable for Southern Melbourne to recover from the Pandemic
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) has joined other women’s health services and gender equity leaders across Victoria today to call for a total investment of $271.2 million to drive recovery after the COVID-19 she-cession. In the last 12 months, Victorian women have incurred a greater rate of job loss than men, carried the…
Gender Equity Victoria Partnership Announcement
WHISE a part of the Panel of Providers for the Commission on Gender Equality in the Public Services Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) is delighted to be a key partner in the Action for Gender Equality Partnership (Gender Equity Victoria Partnership), which is one of the Panel of Providers announced by the Commission…
Lack of certified prescribers limiting women’s access to timely and local reproductive health care
Lack of certified MS-2 Step prescribers, the medication for an early medical abortion, is limiting women’s access to timely and local reproductive health care Written by Jess Elsworth, Sexual and Reproductive Health Officer, WHISE 11/12/2020 An important part of a women’s sexual and reproductive health care is access to early medical abortion (under nine weeks’…
WHISE supporting 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) is proud to support 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which runs from 25 November to 10 December. WHISE CEO, Kit McMahon said this is a time to actively promote gender equality and take a stand to end men’s violence against women. Statistics show that one in…
WHISE celebrates with all of Victoria the inductees to the 2020 Victorian Women’s Honour Roll
Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) congratulates and celebrates the 32 inspirational women that, last night, were inducted into the 2020 Victorian Honour Roll of Women. Each year, the Victorian Honour Roll of Women recognises women who have demonstrated remarkable leadership and excellence in their field of expertise, interest, endeavour, or through their commitment…