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Each year WWDA joins the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability. According to UN Women: More than 1 in 3 women experience gender-based violence during their lifetime. In 2021, nearly 1 in 5 women aged…
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On Monday, 17 October 2022, The Commonwealth, state and territory governments released the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (National Plan). The National Plan is the culmination of over two years of extensive consultation with victim-survivors, advocacy groups, frontline services, families, domestic and sexual violence organisations, research and data experts and…
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Last Friday night on July 8 2022, The ABC broadcast a Q+A episode that discussed the cruel choice facing Australian women in abusive relationships and looked at Anne Summers’ groundbreaking new study with a panel of survivors, advocates and experts. The panel included Anne Aly, Anne Summers, Arman Abrahimzadeh, Jess Hill, and Veronica Gorrie. WWDA…
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Australia’s peak body organisation run by and for women with disability is disappointed that this years Federal Budget does not include any targeted measures to address the widespread violence, abuse and discrimination experienced by women and girls with disability. After the prominence of conversations around women’s safety over the last year, the Federal Government has…
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As the Disability Royal Commission heads to Hobart this week to hear evidence on sexual, domestic and family violence, WWDA CEO, Carolyn Frohmader and WWDA member, Akii Ngo discuss why this hearing is so important. “Although she was concerned the royal commission was only “scratching the surface”, Ms Frohmader hoped it would give girls and…
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On 17th February, AWAVA, WESNET, NATSIWA and WWDA launched the ‘Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia‘. The webinar launch brought to light key findings of the report and highlighted unique elements of the survey and forum design. It also included a panel of young women and non-binary people,…
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The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance’s much-awaited Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia is being launched at 1pm today at an online event run in collaboration with Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA). The report findings emphasise the…
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Today, Our Watch and Women With Disabilities Victoria have launched a new national, evidence-based resource to guide the prevention of violence against women and girls with disabilities. The resource was co-designed over a number of years with women with disabilities and our representative organisations. WWDA’s Director of Policy and Programs, Heidi La Paglia Reid sat…
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The Australian Government is developing the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 (National Plan) to replace the existing National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022 when it ends in mid-2022. The draft National Plan has been developed through consultation with victim-survivors, specialist services, representatives from the health, law and…
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This year, WWDA has used the annual #16DaysOfActivism campaign as an opportunity to highlight the specific and unique forms of gender-based violence women, girls, feminine-identifying and non-binary people with disabilities still experience in our community. From forced sterilisation, forced contraception use, forced abortion and child removals to lawful violence in the form of guardianship orders…