The CEOs of eight organisations supporting Canberra women today launched a joint election platform outlining urgent priorities to be addressed by the next ACT Government. In launching the election platform, Lauren Anthes CEO of Women’s Health Matters said: “the women’s sector is united in calling on the future ACT Government to commit to a number […]
If you are in immediate danger call 000. Further support services can be found at the bottom of this document. Background The Victim Survivor Voice project is to design, develop and pilot and intersectional and sustainable consultation model for adult victim survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence (the model). People with lived experience of […]
We caught up with Franchesca this 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. Franchesca is a mum of two girls, the creator of the blog Brave for Bully Zero, a counsellor at Toora Women and most recently the award winner for the Rising Women of Spirit awards. 1. Please tell us a bit about […]
Women’s Health Matters has released a major report aiming to make the health and wellbeing of women in the ACT visible through high quality data. In an online survey of over 1600 people, Women’s Health Matters gathered information about people’s experiences of general health and mental health, health information and health services, sexual and reproductive […]
The Senate Community Affairs References Committee handed down its Report from the Inquiry into Universal Access to Reproductive Healthcare yesterday afternoon – 25 May 2023. Women’s Health Matters (WHM) welcomes the report as a first step toward universal access to reproductive health care, including abortion care. WHM CEO Lauren Anthes called the report a roadmap […]
The Legislative Assembly Health and Wellbeing Committee released their report from the Inquiry into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT. The report looked at the accessibility, affordability, information and legal protections for women and people with uteruses seeking abortion. Lauren Anthes, CEO of Women’s Health Matters, says the report has helped identify barriers other […]
Women’s Health Matters (WHM) has launched their Step Up! campaign to prevent harassment of women in public spaces. The campaign will commence with a soft launch on Monday 6 March with the campaign to roll out in full by April 2023 in the Canberra City Centre. Step Up! encourages everyone to step up and take […]
