From Lived Experience to Policy Action
‘I was first exposed to chronic conditions and women’s health as a public health issue in the same way many young women are – by living it.’ Read our new guest blog by Alliance member and policy advisor Kate May.
Gender-Responsive Health at the National Health Promotion Symposium – Recap
On 10 October, as part of the National Health Promotion Symposium in Ngunnawal Country, Canberra, Sienna Aguilar and Kate May from the Australian Women’s Health Alliance hosted an interactive workshop responding to the theme ‘Shaping the Future of Health Promotion.’
The Ultimate Choice – Rent, Groceries, or Contraceptives?
What would you choose: paying rent on time, affording groceries, or buying contraception?
For many women and gender diverse people in Australia, this impossible choice is the reality. We are shouldering the burden of contraception—physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially.
Online event – Join us for our 2024 AGM and webinar
RSVP for our AGM and webinar, Women’s Health: More than violence.
Join us on 3 November 2023 for the AGM formal proceedings which will be followed by an expert panel of speakers from across Australia discussing access to community women’s health services.
Introduction to Gender-Responsive Health – Module 2 is LIVE!
Module 2 of our e-learning course Introduction to Gender-Responsive Health is LIVE! Building on learnings from Module 1, this module highlights practical examples of gender-responsive health and explains how it supports gender and health equity.
Highlighting the Impacts of Perimenopause and Menopause – New Policy Brief
As Women’s Health Week draws to a close, we are releasing a second policy brief to ensure women’s health issues continue to receive the attention they require.
Our Policy Brief Menopause and Perimenopause applies a gendered lens to expand understanding of menopause and perimenopause to inform policy, strategy and practice.
Making Evolving Models of Care Gender-Responsive – A New Policy Brief for Women’s Health Week
It’s Women’s Health Week (2-6 September) and this year’s theme, ‘Your choice. Your voice’, shines a spotlight on some of the biggest issues in women’s health. To celebrate, we are sharing a new Policy Brief on the Women’s Health Hub.
ERA Gender Equality Symposium: Day 1 Closing Remarks by Romy Listo Australian Women’s Health Alliance
In early July, Alliance Project Officer Sienna Aguilar and ACT Board Member Romy Listo participated in the Equality Rights Alliance’s Working Together for Women Symposium.
Online Event – Strengthening Responses to Gender-Based Violence in the Alcohol and Other Drug, Women’s and Disability Sectors
The Australian Women’s Health Alliance is proud collaborating with the Australian Alcohol and Other Drugs Council, and Deafness Forum Australia on this event that will showcase innovative and collaborative responses to gender-based violence.
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)’.
