A Reflection on Policy Developments in First Nations Women’s Health
In recognition of NAIDOC Week 2024, the Australian Women’s Health Alliance is proud to launch ‘A reflection on the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Women’s Health Strategy (2010-2020)’.
Learn Now: What is Gender-Responsive Health?
The Alliance has launched its e-learning course ‘Introduction to Gender-Responsive Health’ with the help of a panel of women’s health experts.
E-Learning Course: Introduction to Gender-Responsive Health
We’re thrilled to launch ‘Introduction to Gender-Responsive Health’, a free e-learning course that supports learners to understand and apply a gender-responsive approach to health and prevention.
Positive steps for reproductive health, but women’s voices are needed
Women’s health advocates have welcomed a suite of budget measures which will create targeted and long-term change for reproductive health but say the voices of many women are missing.
“There’s still a long way to go to address gendered bias in healthcare, we’re only just scratching the service,” said Australian Women’s Health Alliance Chair Bonney Corbin.
Eliminating Gendered Health Discrimination
Gendered discrimination in the Australian health care system has a profound impact on all aspects of women’s health and wellbeing. This brief builds a deep understanding of how gendered discrimination operates in health care delivery and describes what it looks like and how it impacts health equity.
Count Her In
Want to take real action to accelerate progress for women this International Women’s Day? Then become a user tester for new resources that aim to build a more gender-responsive health care system.
Strengthening Gender Equity Through Research and Evidence
We’re excited to launch a new policy brief focused on the importance of high-quality research and evidence in boosting gender equity in Australia’s health care system.
Strengthening Gender Equity Through Research and Evidence argues that better research, evidence and data are required to understand the significant health inequities faced by priority populations of women.
2023: That’s a Wrap!
2023 was a very productive year here at the Australian Women’s Health Alliance as we continued our work toward achieving gender equity in health for all women.
As we head into a short break, we wanted to remind you about some of our key achievements.
Highlights from Our Annual General Meeting
In the wake of our recent Annual General Meeting, we are pleased to share highlights below, including our 2022-2023 Annual Report.
The first year of our Department of Health and Aged Care, Health Peak and Advisory Body Grant saw a number of achievements…
Beyond Violence: Broadening the Horizons of Women’s Health
Women’s health policy in Australia has had a tumultuous journey.
It has been only 60 years since all women have had the right to vote in Federal Government elections. It’s been 14 years since the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Health Strategy was published, without implementation funds.
