SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Deb Olds Wednesday, 30 June 2010 10:28
Women At The Heart: Friday 11th June saw the SSTUWA host women from all over the state, as well as a special guest speaker from Timor Leste.
The sold-out event was the biggest Women’s Conference yet, with attendees hearing from 2 wonderful speakers, attending relevant workshops and enjoying networking over a delicious lunch.
Guests included Simone McGurk (UnionsWA) and Catherine Davis, AEU Women’s Officer.
SPEAKERS
HE Kirsty Sword Gusmao
Kirsty Sword Gusmao is married to Xanana Gusmao, former President and current Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. Her passion for all spheres of education has seen Ms Sword Gusmao invest in the education of women and children, through the programs of the ALOLA Foundation (http://www.alolafoundation.org/). She has a commitment to empowering women and advocating for the needs of women, children and their communities.
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Deb Olds Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:09
International Women's Day was celebrated in Australia and around the world, on Monday 8 March.
This year’s UNIFEM theme to ‘Empower Women to End Poverty by 2015’ was based on the UN Millennium Development Goals.
The SSTUWA joined UnionsWA for their annual International Women’s Day Sundowner at Solidarity Park, in West Perth.
Attendees enjoying the drinks and delicious food included Anne Gisborne (President), David Kelly (General Secretary) and Bronwyn Croghan (Women’s Officer) from the SSTUWA, Simone McGurk (Secretary and Host) from UnionsWA, the Hon. Sue Ellery (Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council; Shadow Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Disability Services), Yvonne Henderson(the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity) and Giz Watson MLC (Greens member for the North Metro region).
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by White Ribbon Wednesday, 11 November 2009 13:14
The White Ribbon Campaign is the first male-led campaign to end violence against women and girls in the world. We encourage men and boys to take a stand and say that violence, in any form, is never acceptable.SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by ACTU Thursday, 29 October 2009 11:35
Women workers are losing out: new global report on gender gap is a wake up call for Australian employersSSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by ROAR Feminist Collective Thursday, 15 October 2009 06:43
On the last Friday in October women across the globe take to the streets to 'Reclaim the Night'. Reclaim the Night represents a claim for women's basic human right to live in freedom from the fear of violence. We protest for women to have the right to walk freely at night, free from the threat of rape and sexual violence.SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Deb Olds Tuesday, 29 September 2009 14:42
October is Australia’s Breast Cancer (ABC) awareness month
Australia’s Breast Cancer awareness month is a reminder to women 50 years or over to have a FREE screening mammogram at BreastScreen WA every two years.
Remember, once is not enough.
BreastScreen WA delivers a professional high quality accredited service.
All mammograms are reviewed separately by two doctors.
BreastScreen WA has eight metropolitan clinics located in Cannington, Fremantle, Joondalup, Midland, Mirrabooka, Padbury, Perth, and Rockingham and with four mobile clinics servicing country areas.
Phone BreastScreen WA on 13 20 50 to book your FREE screening mammogram appointment.
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by ACTU Monday, 31 August 2009 14:44
On average, it takes women 14 months to earn the same amount that men earn in 12 months. Starting from the new financial year on 1st July, Equal Pay Day commemorates the day when women’s earnings "catch up" to men’s.
It’s almost 40 years since Australian women were officially granted equal pay for equal work by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Yet women still earn 17% less than men or one million dollars less over a lifetime.
While women are now more likely to have a tertiary qualification than men, women graduates will earn $2,000 less than male graduates and $7,400 less by the fifth year after graduation;
Fewer than 2% of ASX 200 companies have a female chief executive officer and only 1 in 12 board directors are women; and women retire with less than half the amount of savings in their superannuation accounts compared with men.
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Brinsley Marlay Monday, 31 August 2009 00:45
"Yesterday was an historic event for all women everywhere," was the response from Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, to the release of the Report (Our future in our hands) about a new National Representative Body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by AFUW Wednesday, 22 July 2009 11:57
Invitation: As President of the Australian Federation of University Women it gives me great pleasure to invite all members and friends to attend the 34th AFUW Triennial Conference to be held at Sancta Sophia College, University of Sydney, 26 - 29 November, 2009.
Our Conference Theme, Women Building Sustainable Futures, is in part an AFUW response to the 2007 - 2010 Programme for Action of the International Federation of University Women, but it also expresses our awareness that sustainability of physical and social resources is an issue crucial to the future well - being of all Australians. The theme will be pursued by the distinguished speakers of our Public Day programme (Saturday 28 November) and in the Workshop planned for the Pacific Graduate Women’s network, which is currently chaired by AFUW and will be holding its Council meeting in conjunction with the Conference.
In addition to welcoming PGWNet members from Fiji, Samoa, the Solomons, Tonga and Vanuatu, we look forward very much to the promised presence of some members from our sister Association, the New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women, and the IFUW President, Louise Croot.
Read more: Women Building Sustainable Futures: 34th Triennial AFUW Conference
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Mary Franklyn Monday, 11 May 2009 15:03
POWER & PASSION OF WOMEN: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Industrially, Politically, Professionally, Personally, Globally
This year’s conference will offer five workshops focusing on these five strands: Industrial Political, Professional, Personal and Global. In each workshop participants will hear stories and journeys from women who have needed POWER & PASSION to make a difference.
Participants, you will be provided an opportunity to explore and you will be challenged to question ways you can make a difference individually and collectively.
Note: Workshop details and selection will be provided the day of the conference.
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Bronwyn Croghan Monday, 11 May 2009 09:37
Since 1985, this Project has been providing WA women with the unique opportunity to experience and become actively engaged in their union and the wider WA union movement. The Project has inspired many participants and has been a motivating force behind some fantastic union involvement.
The Project places participants into a union environment for two weeks’ on-the-job training, providing them with a unique insight into the day-to-day operations of union organising.
The Project includes formal workshops, presentations and numerous networking opportunities.
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Catherine Davis Tuesday, 10 March 2009 07:13
On Sunday 8th March AEU members marked International Women’s Day. In reflecting on the world today, too many women and girls are literally starving because of the food crisis, loss of jobs, lower wages and cuts in social benefits. Many are illiterate and have no access to education. Two thirds of the one billion illiterate adults who have no access to basic education are women.
The AEU is committed to fighting for pay equity, the reconciliation of family and work and equal opportunities for all women and girls. In Australia, it is essential that the Government commits to and funds the Productivity Commission’s Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave scheme in the 2009 Federal Budget.
The AEU also supports calls for a renewed commitment by Governments to implementing the Millennium Development Goals and achievement of the Education for All and enforcing the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination (CEDAW) which would help to ensure that women and girls were guaranteed access to education and lives free from violence.
SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Catherine Davis Tuesday, 10 March 2009 06:51
To date, this Government has delayed the
introduction of a paid parental leave scheme - waiting for the
Productivity Commission to report, while making grand promises to mums
and dads around Australia.SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by Women's Officer Tuesday, 10 March 2009 05:25
Long live women! Freedom for all political prisoners!SSTUWA News - Womens Focus News
Written by IWD 2009 Thursday, 05 March 2009 08:13
Sunday will feature a free public EXPO, including events and information from various community organisations. Central TAFE will be open to the public from 10am to 3pm on Sunday 8 March 2009.
International Women’s Day draws women together in unity and friendship to commemorate past achievements and highlight current social, economic and political issues. It also provides the opportunity to develop networks and facilitate partnerships between women, organisations and the broader community.
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Troy Buswell and the State Government have appointed a former Howard Government industrial relations advocate to review Western Australian workplace laws and will soon announce changes that could affect up to 300,000 Western Australian workers.
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Public education should be free and open to all to ensure non-selective and non-discriminatory access to education. Every child has a right to be educated, to develop as a human being. This capability should not be denied to anyone, either by design or neglect.
