Women For Yes: coming together to honour, inform and energise for YES
Missed out on the launch of Women For Yes? Read all about it.
22nd August, 23 Read more
Video | Authors Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien on The Voice to Parliament Handbook
Catch up on a conversation between renowned Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and journalist Kerry O’Brien, hosted by the Readings Foundation at the Church of All Nations on 25 May 2023.
8th June, 23 Read more
Interview | Prof. Fiona Stanley on what motivates her to push for the Voice
Prof. Fiona Stanley, renowned epidemiologist and former Australian of the Year, is on a mission in 2023 to ensure the referendum for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament gets over the line. Here's why.
11th May, 23 Read more
Final message of 2022 from Mary Crooks AO
As this year draws to a close, we have an exciting final announcement to make...
22nd December, 22 Read more
VWT Event | Women Represent: Power, Politics and Making a Difference
Hosted by the Victorian Women's Trust on Monday 31 October 2022, Women Represent: Power, Politics and Making a Difference was an online panel discussion which sought to unpack the power women hold in office (despite their numbers) and the ways in which women lead. Moderated by Mary Crooks AO and featuring panelists such as Ramona Vijeyarasa (author of 'The Woman President', a unique comparative study of women's leadership and the law); Fiona Patten MP (Leader of the Reason Party); The Hon. Judith Troeth (former Liberal MP); Samantha Ratnam (Leader of the...
10th November, 22 Read more
Talking about us, without us: a survivor’s perspective on gendered violence, disability and inclusion
If we are set upon making our communities safe from violence, we need "a shift away from able-bodied, white perspectives as default", writes Katie Brebner Griffin. Katie is a queer, dynamically disabled gendered violence activist. She's also a registered nurse, writer, and artist. Her work explores themes of abuse, survival and representation.
1st September, 22 Read more
Author Susan White on the sexist culture that plagues the medical profession
Susan White, senior doctor and author of Cut (out now with Affirm Press) reexamines her experiences of sexual harassment in the elite world of medicine. In the aftermath of Me Too, such experiences are cast in a whole new light and speak to a deep cultural problem in the medical profession.
1st September, 22 Read more
What this new political era means for women
Mary Crooks, executive director, Victorian Women's Trust, reflects on the long road that led to a change in Australia's Federal government and the crucial role women played.
16th June, 22 Read more
Matters That Count: Jacqueline Emery on Affordable Childcare for All Families
Royal Far West CEO Jacqueline Emery writes why the fate of rural and remote communities in years to come depends on what we do about early learning now.
22nd April, 22 Read more
Matters That Count: What to do when you get The Great Brush Off
We all have a right to open and clear dialogue with our elected representatives. This is what to do when they to brush you off.
14th April, 22 Read more