Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices): Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future Report

This report describes what First Nations women and girls consider their key strengths and concerns, what ought to be enshrined in the design of policies and services and what measures should be taken to promote their human rights.

Keywords: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, advocacy, ageing, agency, child protection, children, cultural determinants of health, culture, education, employment, families, financial literacy, gender, gender equality, gender equity, government and policy, health equity, health services, homelessness, housing, human rights, law, legal rights, medical care, mental health and wellbeing, metropolitan, national, older women, prevention, prevention of gender based violence, primary prevention, racism, regional, relationships, remote, rural, safety, social determinants of health, women with disabilities, young women

Author(s): Australian Human Rights Commission
Organisation: Australian Human Rights Commission
Year Published: 2020
Language: English

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