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Looking for an overview or in-depth coverage of a particular women’s health or gender equity issue? Explore our recent publications by topic, publication type, and year.

28 June 2024

Submission to the Joint Select Committee On Social Media and Australian Society

shEqual, a national initiative delivered by Women’s Health Victoria, welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Inquiry. shEqual is the only initiative... 

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15 March 2024

Victorian WHSN Submission to Inquiry into the issues related to menopause and perimenopause

The Victorian Women’s Health Services Network (WHSN) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the... 

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15 December 2023

Statement on sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in health and medical research: submission

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to this joint consultation by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Medical Research... 

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13 October 2023

Submission to End Gender Bias In Australia’s Healthcare System Survey

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to this National Women’s Health Advisory Council consultation in October 2023. The submission contains WHV’s responses to... 

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27 July 2023

Victorian WHSN submission to the Draft National Care and Support Economy Strategy

The Victorian Women’s Health Services (WHS) welcome the opportunity to make a submission on the Draft National Care and Support Economy Strategy. The participation... 

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18 May 2023

Submission on the National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission on the draft of Australia’s first National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality. This... 

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31 March 2023

WHV Innovate RAP 2023 – 2025

WHV’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan has been formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. A Reconciliation Action Plan is a framework and business plan that sets out... 

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1 February 2023

Submission on the draft National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy

Women’s Health Victoria welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy. This submission focuses on the ‘what’s missing’... 

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18 January 2023

Position Paper on diverse communities’ mental health

The Women’s Mental Health Alliance welcomes the opportunity to make a response to inform the development of the Diverse Communities Framework and Blueprint for... 

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15 December 2022

Victorian WHSN Submission to the Senate Inquiry Into Universal Access To Reproductive Healthcare

The Victorian Women’s Health Services, with support and insight from GEN VIC and Birth for Humankind, welcome the opportunity to make a submission to... 

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15 December 2022

WHV Submission to the Senate Inquiry Into Universal Access To Reproductive Healthcare

This submission highlights key issues in sexual and reproductive health service access and equity as observed by Women’s Health Victoria through engagement with service... 

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15 May 2022

Response to the Statewide Trauma Service consultation

This submission from the Women’s Mental Health Alliance (the Alliance) responds to the Statewide Trauma Service consultation. The Women’s Mental Health Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes the... 

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18 March 2022

Submission to the Respect@Work consultation on remaining legislative recommendations

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) welcomed the opportunity to provide feedback to the Respect@Work consultation on remaining legislative recommendations in March 2022. The survey questions relate to... 

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25 February 2022

Submission on the draft National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032

This submission welcomes the important inclusion of recovery from violence in the draft National Plan 2022-2032, and notes progress in relation to prevention over... 

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9 February 2022

Submission to the Joint Human Rights Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 (Cth)

This submission draws on previous WHV submissions on earlier drafts of the Religious Discrimination Bill and those of key stakeholders including the Equality Rights Alliance... 

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Acknowledgement of Country

Women’s Health Victoria acknowledges and pays our respects to the Traditional Owners of the land that our offices are situated on, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

As a statewide organisation, we also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and water across Victoria. We pay our respects to them, their cultures and their Elders past and present.

Read more about our Reconciliation Action Plan

Our Commitment to Gender Diversity and Inclusion

Women’s Health Victoria’s focus is women (cis and trans inclusive) and gender-diverse people. We address feminist health issues and are committed to supporting all people impacted by gender inequity who can benefit from our work. As a proud intersectional feminist organisation, Women’s Health Victoria is working towards meaningful inclusivity, guided by and supporting people who identify as women, trans, intersex and gender diverse.

Read about our commitment