Posts tagged women
The sun is setting on archaic abortion laws in the West
The sun is setting on archaic abortion laws in the West

In today’s analysis, Megan Elias discusses the impact of recent reforms to abortion law in Western Australia. Megan is a women’s and sexual health professional based in Boorloo, working across government and the not-for-profit sector. Megan is WA representative and Secretary for the Australian Women’s Health Network (@AusWomensHealth).

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Womens Policy Action Tank, Service DeliveryWomen's Policy Action Tankhealthcare, women, public policy, Abortion
How health justice partnerships transform responses to family, domestic, and sexual violence
How health justice partnerships transform responses to family, domestic, and sexual violence

Many women who experience family violence, many reach out to a healthcare professional. In today’s analysis, Dr Joyce Chia (@JoyceKWChia), Policy & Advocacy Lead at Health Justice Australia (@HealthJusticeAu), asks how we can better equip the health system to respond to violence against women and children. Health Justice Australia is a national not-for-profit centre of excellence that supports the expansion and effectiveness of health justice partnerships.

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Gender, Policy and governance, Service Delivery, Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tankhealth, justice, women, Women's safety, family violence, partnerships
Appearance at work: The future of workplace dress codes
Appearance at work: The future of workplace dress codes

In this punchy piece about gender discrimination and employee dress codes, Dr Briony Lipton (@briony_lipton) discusses work clothing in the time of coronavirus. With reference to the Department of Home Affairs’ attempts to ban sleeveless blouses from video calls for employees working at home, Dr Lipton explores changing norms of workplace attire and the confusion they can entail…

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IssuesPower to Persuadedress codes, women, gender, women and work