CW: Sexual assault Lucia Osborne-Crowley is the author of I Choose Elena and My Body Keeps Your Secrets, two memoirs that deal with the aftermath of sexual trauma. Here, Lucia writes about the importance of trauma-informed care in clinical settings, and why it should be standard practice for the safety, empowerment and healing of all patients.
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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
To celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March 2022, the Victorian Women's Trust, in partnership with Thrive By Five ran a discussion event with panelists Angela Jackson, Nyadol Nyuon, Jacqueline Emery and Jay Weatherill, canvassing the issues of childcare reform and examining the current state of affairs. Where to get help in Australia: 1800 RESPECT 1800 737 732 Lifeline 13 11 14 Watch the video, view the chat log and read the transcript below. TRANSCRIPT 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:36.000 MARY: Welcome everyone and happy International Women's Day, the 8th of March 2022. I'm Mary Crooks and I'm the...
13th April, 22 Read more
Along with The Wood Foundation, the Victorian Women's Benevolent Trust proudly provided funding to help She Listens produce Giving Voice to Menopause—a short documentary that listens deeply to experiences of menopause, and redefines how we talk about it. Here, director Libby Chow talks about the experience of making this crucial film.
1st March, 22 Read more
This Perinatal Mental Health Week, mum and VWT Comms Officer, Rachael Imam, shares her experience of having PND after becoming a new parent. It's more challenging–and more common–than you might think.
12th November, 21 Read more
Georgia is an undergraduate student at the University of Melbourne, studying a Bachelor of Arts. She is a fellow endo-warrior and is passionate about women’s health and representation in politics. Georgia is inspired by the power of policy and advocacy to promote greater outcomes for women and is committed to achieving an equitable, inclusive and socially-just Australia for all.
14th October, 21 Read more
Caitlin McGrane is the Project Lead—Enhancing Online Safety for Women at Gender Equity Victoria. Here, she tells us about CyberSmart Women, a guide commissioned by the Victorian Women’s Trust and produced by Gender Equity Victoria to inform women of their legal options in response to online harassment.
15th July, 21 Read more
“The pandemic exposed some really good sides to this country, but it exposed some real weaknesses. And one of them is our childcare system.” - Mary Crooks On Thursday the 18th of March, Mary Crooks AO (executive director, Victorian Women’s Trust) moderated a virtual town hall event on early learning reform, hosted by the Victorian Women’s Trust in partnership with Thrive By Five. Together with panellists Fiona Stanley (child and public health researcher); Christina Hobbs (co-founder & CEO, Verve Super); and Rana Hussain (diversity and inclusion consultant); they discussed how we...
7th April, 21 Read more
"It is not just about the episodic physical violence, as seen in assault victims. It is more fundamental. It is essentially entrapment of the victim, a condition that is produced by prolonged entwining of physical violence with coercive controlling behaviours.."
4th February, 21 Read more
Check out our latest blog for tips on how to broach conversations about menstruation and menopause in your workplace.
4th February, 21 Read more