Women's Rights

In this section you will find information and links to information on women's rights both here in Australia and on an international level.

Canberra
National
International

Canberra

ACT Government Human Rights Commission  - promotes the human rights and welfare of people living in the ACT.

Multicultural Women's Advocacy - an advocacy, advisory, and lobby group that focuses on the needs of ACT women from culturally and linguistic diverse backgrounds.
Phone: 02 62304632 (9am to 5pm) 
Email: mwa@iinet.net.au

YWCA of Canberra  - advocates for women in the ACT by lobbying government, advocating on behalf of the least advantaged in our community, and securing a society where women can achieve their potential. 

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National

Australian National Committee on Refugee Women  - a lobbying, advocacy and research group which works with and for refugee women and their families in order to bring about change in the refugee system and to enhance their ability to rebuild their lives.

Australian Women's Coalition  - works to advance the status of women.

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)  - a statutory authority which administers the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (Commonwealth) and through education, assist organisations to achieve equal opportunity for women.  

Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner  - undertakes a range of activities to address discrimination, sexual harassment and other barriers to equality.

National Council of Single Mothers & their Children  - a self help group to fight for the basic and essential rights of all sole parent families.

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National Council of Women of Australia  - a non-government umbrella organisation with broad humanitarian and educational objectives.

National Foundation for Australian Women  - dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of Australian women and ensuring that the aims and ideals of the women's movement and its collective wisdom are handed on to new generations of women.

UNIFEM Australia (UN Women Australia)  - promotes women's human rights, political participation and economic security.

Women's Electoral Lobby  - a feminist, not for profit, self-funded, non-party political, lobby group which acts as a research/advocacy group for the continuing issues that still disadvantage women. 

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Australia)  - empowers women to work for peace and justice in every Australian state and territory, and in 45 countries around the world.

Women of the World: Know Your International Human Rights - an educational kit of fact sheets about the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).  The kit also includes new information about the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, which came into force in Australia in March 2009.  The Optional Protocol gives women in Australia the ability to take a complaint about a breach of their rights under CEDAW to the CEDAW Committee.

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Women in Social and Economic Research  - an interdisciplinary research unit which aims to identify the cases and causes of women's disadvantaged social and economic status and to contribute appropriate policy initiatives to address this disadvantage.

Women with Disabilities Australia  aims to increase awareness of, and address issues faced by, women with disabilities in the community.

YWCA Australia  - a national association of the World YWCA one of the world's oldest and largest women's organisation represented in 122 countries, with a global outreach of 25 million worldwide. The vision of YWCA Australia is of a fully inclusive world where peace, justice, freedom, human dignity, reconciliation and diversity are promoted and sustained through women's leadership.  

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International 

UN-INSTRAW  - a research and training institute of the United Nations dedicated to the advancement of women.

Vital Voices Global Partnership  - a non-governmental organisation that identifies, trains, and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe

WomenWatch  - the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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