Gender Equity Victoria

Gender Equity Victoria leads, advocates and enables gender equity.

Gender Equity Victoria does this by listening to and supporting Victorian women and organsiations across a growing gender equity industry.

Con Irwin Sub Fund

The Con Irwin Sub Fund was established to support innovative social justice projects that offer circuit-breaking solutions to

  • discrimination,
  • violence against women and children, or
  • inequality of educational opportunity.

Project: Cyber Smart Women: Understanding Your Legal Options When You’ve Been Abused Online

Grant type: Sub Fund
Amount: $10,000
Year: 2020-21
Website: genvic.org.au/


Women receive disproportionate online abuse and harassment that takes the forms of sexist comments through to serious accusations of physical harm such as death and rape threats.

We will create a website that will provide information and resources to victims of online abuse to pursue legal action against abusers.

The website will include

  • a step-by-step guide for taking harassers to court, including what evidence is required,
  • case studies of legal action taken by women in the area of online abuse, and
  • detailed information on counselling and support services.

Sub Fund Grants 2020-21

Con Irwin Sub-Fund

Con Irwin Sub-Fund

Sub Funds

This Sub-Fund supports circuit-breaking solutions to discrimination, violence against women and children or inequality of educational opportunity.

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Bits and Bods Web Series

Bits and Bods Web Series

Grants

A video series that empower girls to make fun, safe decisions about their bodies.

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The Pyjama Foundation

The Pyjama Foundation

Grants

The Pyjama Foundation is strengthening their Love of Learning Program in Victoria where there are more than 8,000 children in out-of-home care.

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Establishing a Sub-Fund

Establishing a Sub-Fund

We would love to talk with you about the possibility of setting up a Sub-Fund with the Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust. Please get in touch...

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