This strategy sets out Women's Health Victoria's vision, purpose, role, focus, enablers, values, goals, outcomes and commitments for the five years to 2028.
This strategy sets out Women's Health Victoria's vision, purpose, role, focus, enablers, values, goals, outcomes and commitments for the five years to 2028.
This report contains a review of activities and achievements of Women's Health Victoria for the period July 2023 to June 2024.
The Year In Review celebrates the achievements and essence of the Counterpart service - women supporting women with cancer - over the 2023-2024 year.
This is a recorded presentation of WHV’s issues paper, 'Towards a gendered understanding of women’s experiences of mental health and the mental health system', published in 2023.
A new report released today by Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) reveals major ongoing inequities in abortion and contraception access across the state, disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities in some regional areas.
This report analyses trends in sexual and reproductive health service seeking across Victoria with a focus on abortion and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). It draws on previously unpublished data from 1800 My Options, a service of Women’s Health Victoria.
Women's Health Victoria (WHV) welcomes the release of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee’s report on Issues Related to Menopause and Perimenopause. This significant inquiry marks an important step in addressing the often-overlooked challenges faced by women during perimenopause and menopause.
The purpose of this paper is to consider the options for legislative and regulatory reform to address sexist advertising in Australia.
Women's Health Victoria (WHV) welcomes the announcement by Victoria's Minister for Health to expand the range of medicines that midwives can prescribe, including for medication abortion. This significant change marks a crucial step forward to improve access to reproductive healthcare across Victoria, particularly in regions where access to services is limited.
The Atlas, produced by Women's Health Victoria, is a free, interactive data platform that displays health and social wellbeing indicators, mapped by sex, for every local government area in Victoria.
shEqual, a national initiative delivered by Women’s Health Victoria, welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Inquiry.
The calendar lists WHV's public training schedule for August to November 2024, with links to further information.
In July 2023, Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) engaged Painted Dog Research to evaluate the implementation and outcomes and impact of the Victorian Women’s Health Atlas (the Atlas) from its launch in October 2015 to present.
A new survey by Women’s Health Victoria and YouGov has found that almost one quarter of women aged 18-24 feel anxious, embarrassed or unhappy about the appearance of their labia, which can have damaging impacts on their physical, mental and sexual health and wellbeing.
The Real Bodies: Understanding and Celebrating Labia Diversity report by Women's Health Victoria reveals that almost one-quarter of young Australian women feel anxious or unhappy about their labia, driven by the influence of porn and online media. This anxiety has led to an increase in female genital cosmetic surgery.
Women’s Health Victoria welcomes the announcement made on Tuesday in the 2024-25 Victorian State Budget of renewed funding to provide preventative health promotion and education to Victorian women, as well as a range of other important funding commitments for women’s health.
Women’s Health Victoria is delighted to announce the appointment of gender equality advocate and former government executive, Sally Hasler, as its incoming CEO.
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 issues related to menopause and perimenopause.
An expert panel discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion when developing resources for women over 50, sharing their professional and lived experiences, and drawing on insights and learnings from the In My Prime project led by Women's Health Victoria.
The calendar lists WHV's public training schedule for 2024, with links to further information.
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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 waters across Victoria. We pay our respects to them, their cultures and their Elders past and present.
Our Commitment to Gender Diversity & 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.
