Through a chance find, Rosemary is given the rare opportunity to revisit her wedding day in 1971. In this previously unseen footage, Rosemary is greeted with the image of herself as a young woman, full of potential, and a rush of memories, both good and troubling.
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Esther is a feminist with a to-do list. At the top of her agenda is putting an end to all-male panels ('manels', if you will) ensuring events, festival line-ups, and more, actually reflect the diversity of our community.
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Wanna save the planet? Educate women and girls. Simple.
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"I hope it’s neither too cute nor impertinent to say that Zelda was my elder. Not in a familial sense, of course, and not just on the obvious score, in that she was older than me. I mean in a spiritual sense. Zelda was a leader, an authority figure, and I looked up to her, from a reverent distance." Dr. Clare Wright gave this speech at Zelda D'Aprano's Memorial on the 23rd March 2018.
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When women support other women, powerful things happen. But when the line between friendship and work relationship becomes blurred, it's time for a reset. Lucille Cutting, co-creator of The Pin, understands this all too well.
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If you’re a woman in your 20s and 30s, Jan Fran reckons you should be thinking about your money because it’ll pay off down the track.
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Prue and Liz see that providing women and girls with education and opportunities is the key to making sure they have the best chance to reach their full potential.
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Zelda D'Aprano was known for her decades of activism for the rights of women. She chained herself to the Commonwealth building in 1969 to protest pay inequality, refused to pay the full tram fare (because women were not paid a full wage) and spoke out against injustice. Here she is in conversation with VWT Board Member Leena van Deventer in 2017.
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Clem Bastow is scrapping New Year's resolutions in favour something far more lasting: feminist resolutions.
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“Loyalty and trust takes us to greater heights than most because we’re prepared to take the ride.”
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Essential reading for everyone who has ever, or will ever, navigate those tricky years of adolescence.
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There has never been research into sexual violence at music festivals in Australia - until now.
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Navigating digital spaces as a woman can be a real challenge. Casimira Melican has tips on how to make your time online safer.
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Research shows that being someone who gives, means greater happiness overall.
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Is the question of economic security for women – waged and unwaged – simply too vexed for our nation to handle?
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I’m calling it early; 2018 is the year of the woman. Only days in and we’ve already seen a tremendous display of solidarity, bravery, strength...
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We're delighted to announce the appointment of four passionate community leaders to the Victorian Women's Trust Board!
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Now that #MeToo is gaining traction, it’s time for us to collectively address how we treat people who’ve experienced sexual abuse and harassment.
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Artists like Frances Cannon are a balm to all the negativity directed towards our bodies every day. Her Instagram feed is both a visual feast...
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"We can't find enough women. Where are all the women?" This question is asked at the Financial Review Westpac 100 Women of Influence dinner, where...
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The VWT has been trialling a menstrual leave policy and it’s been a great success. VWT staffers Casimira Melican and Grace Mountford explain the importance of contemporary and progressive workplaces in supporting people who experience menstruation and menopause.
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"The local women’s march is pink-dressed, determined, alive. The cheering chanting mass streams past the inner-Sydney sights. A bold sign centre-crowd floating up on high says: I’ll see all you nice white ladies at the next Black Lives Matter march, right? My feminism is intersectional, or my feminism is a lie."
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so that in this lifetime we will be:
