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Watch | Town Hall panel: Can gender equality be achieved without reforming early childhood education?

“The pandemic exposed some really good sides to this country, but it exposed some real weaknesses. And one of them is our childcare system.” - Mary Crooks On Thursday the 18th of March, Mary Crooks AO (executive director, Victorian Women’s Trust) moderated a virtual town hall event on early learning reform, hosted by the Victorian Women’s Trust in partnership with Thrive By Five. Together with panellists Fiona Stanley (child and public health researcher); Christina Hobbs (co-founder & CEO, Verve Super); and Rana Hussain (diversity and inclusion consultant); they discussed how we...

7th April, 21 Read more

“Real love is justice, and I owe it to the matriarchs who came before me”

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts is a proud Bundjalung woman, storyteller and activist. At a young age, she made a lifetime commitment to addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal children in custody and Out of Home Care. In this article, Vanessa muses on what International Women's Day means for her and the matriarchs who inspire her everyday.

3rd March, 21 Read more

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Watch | Love, Power & Control Part One & Two with Jess Hill

Love, Power and Control was a two part webinar series on coercive control, hosted by the Victorian Women’s Trust and moderated by Jess Hill.

24th February, 21 Read more

Transcript | Love, Power & Control Part Two: The Australian Context

Love, Power and Control was a two part webinar series on coercive control, hosted by the Victorian Women’s Trust. Read the transcript from part one.

24th February, 21 Read more

Transcript | Love, Power & Control Part One: Perspectives from the UK

Love, Power and Control was a two part webinar series on coercive control, hosted by the Victorian Women’s Trust. Read the transcript from part one.

24th February, 21 Read more

Why coercive controlling behaviours need to be understood and named

"It is not just about the episodic physical violence, as seen in assault victims. It is more fundamental. It is essentially entrapment of the victim, a condition that is produced by prolonged entwining of physical violence with coercive controlling behaviours.."

4th February, 21 Read more