Category: Employment

Principle 5 – Nothing about us, without us

Inclusion, not segregation Women with disabilities are experts in knowing what their access and support needs are in the workforce. The principle ‘nothing about us, without us’ stems from the premise that policies, procedures, rules, regulations, etc., should not be created for any population without explicit input from the very population that these rules and…

Principle 2 – Value diversity and lived experience

Promoting the status of women and girls with disabilities in all our diversity.  Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) recognises the diversity in our community and values the lived experiences of all women, girls, feminine identifying and nonbinary people with disability (WGwD). WWDA promotes that WGwD have insight to offer different industries by participating in the…

Principle 1 – Lead by lifting others up

Leadership that creates space for others to join, feel and be heard too. Women with Disabilities Australia’s (WWDA) first leadership principle challenges traditional dynamics of leadership and the power imbalances that come with it by creating a space for everyone to be heard, valued, and want to contribute their skills and talents. The Lead, Engage,…

How can you LEAD in your business?

Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is a Disabled People’s Organisation for women, girls, feminine identifying people, and nonbinary folk with all types of disability in Australia. WWDA is dedicated to promoting and advancing the human rights, including the right to work, of all women and girls with disabilities. Part of this mission is enabling all…

WWDA LEAD Scholarships NOW OPEN!

The WWDA LEAD scholarships offer all existing and new WWDA members an opportunity to apply for a range of leadership and/or training courses that will help develop your leadership skills worth up to $3000! After a lot of interest and number of impressive applications last year for ‘Round One’ of the WWDA LEAD Scholarships program,…

Disability Royal Commission: WWDA’s Response to Employment Issues Paper

In 2020 the Disability Royal Commission released an issues paper on Employment. The issues paper asked 9 questions about why people with disability are less likely to be employed and have lower incomes than people without disability, how people with disability experience discrimination at work and how well specific programs designed to increase the employment…