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I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves.
                                        Mary Wollstonecraft, referring to women in her 1792 work, A Vindication of the Rights of Women,Ch 4.          
Taking Action on Basic Human Rights For Women and Girls

Here are some of the important starting points to further realise and protect the rights of women and girls:

Physical and/or Sexual Violence

  • Police

  • The Domestic Violence Resource Centre (Vic) here

  • Womens Domestic Violence Crisis Service Of Victoria Inc. here

  • CASA House here

  • Women’s Legal Services Victoria here

Sexual harassment in the workplace, Sex Discrimination
  • Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission here
  • Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission here

Clarifying your workplace rights

  • Fairwork Australia here
  • Australian Council of Trade Unions here
Contacting your parliamentary representatives

         Parliament of Australia

  • Members of the House of Representatives here

          Parliament of Victoria

  • Legislative Council members by Region here
  • Legislative Assembly members by District here
Out-Reach Worker

Learning more about human rights for women

  • Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria here
  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination  Against Women – An International Human Rights Treaty
    CEDAW here
  • Demeaning portrayals of women and girls in the media and advertising here
 
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