Until now, most of the focus and funding for family violence in Victoria has been on the response. Response is obviously critical, but as we all know, family violence will not stop without more resources dedicated to stopping it ‘before’ … Continue reading
27. 27 women have died at the hands of their intimate partner so far this year, we are only six months through. It pains me. There are many good people working very hard to address the issue and policy reform … Continue reading
Engaging Women congratulates Australian author, journalist and feminist activist Dr Anne Summers AO who will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Sydney in recognition of decades of leadership in civic life. Her 1975 bestseller ‘Damned Whores and God’s Police’ was the … Continue reading
DID YOU KNOW THAT AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS CHILDREN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE DEVELOPMENTALLY VULNERABLE AS NON-INDIGENOUS CHILDREN? Cathy Freeman Foundation, Stomp out the gap campaign. We all know Catherine Freeman as one of our … Continue reading
I created a plan to improve my soft skills and started looking at what kind of professional and personal development I could do. Maria Markman, Chair ACS Victoria. Maria Markman was a teenager living in Russia when her astute dad … Continue reading
I’m just coming down from the high of witnessing today’s NAB AFLW official season launch. Watching business woman Susan Alberti grace the stage with eight fine athletes and a shiny women’s premiership cup is something I doubt I’ll ever forget. Love the game … Continue reading
In part two of our Mother’s Day series we hear from one of Australia’s most experienced journalists. Senior features writer at The Age Lawrence Money has written four books, won big awards, yet anyone who knows him is equally familiar with his love for two special … Continue reading
The ‘Family Violence forum’ held in Toorak last week – 30 hand-picked bloggers from around Australia heard from Australian of the Year Rosie Batty, Detective Superintendent Rod Jouning, Nappy Collective’s Sandra Jacobs and MC Giaan Rooney. Photos – supplied. “Let’s get feisty about … Continue reading
Another reason to feel pride this Australia Day. The world’s most popular website ‘Google’ has acknowledged the stolen generation with powerful reminder of how we should remember January 26th. The search engine has used a compelling image of a weeping mother, ‘Stolen Dreamtime’ as its … Continue reading
And in news just in… our community continues to make a positive impact in the world. We get it done! Engaging Women has just won the White Ribbon NIght ‘highest women’ fundraising award! This just landed in my inbox from the White Ribbon Foundation Marketing … Continue reading