Catch up on our Trust Women expert discussion of early childhood education and care, featuring Dr Luara Ferracioli and Maddy Butler.
18th March, 25 Read more
Catch up on our Trust Women expert discussion of nuclear policy in Australia, featuring Wendy Farmer and Alex Engel-Mallon.
25th February, 25 Read more
To mark World Menopause Day on Friday 18 October, the Victorian Women’s Trust proudly presented an expert panel on perimenopause and menopause, featuring Jane Bennett (Menopause Educator and Facilitator, WorkCycle) and Prof Jayashri Kulkarni (Professor of Psychiatry, The Alfred and Monash University), moderated by Gina Rushton (journalist, reporter and author).
30th October, 24 Read more
In a world where the conversation around women’s health has often been swept under the rug, perimenopause and menopause are finally stepping into the spotlight.
8th October, 24 Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic brought RNA vaccines and the drug companies that produce them into the public consciousness. What isn't so well known, however, is the story of the woman who helped to bring them about. Immunology researcher Christina Cheers tells us more.
6th August, 24 Read more
Three years on from the release of our harm-prevention podcast, The Trap, broadcaster and writer Jacinta Parsons reflects on the state of domestic abuse in this country. She looks at what has changed, what has stayed the same, and why The Trap remains difficult, but necessary listening.
6th August, 24 Read more
More and more women are being diagnosed with Autism later in life. If you are wanting to know how to better support someone with Autism, have recently been diagnosed, or are thinking that maybe, possibly, you might be Autistic yourself (thanks TikTok), you'll want to give these resources a look.
16th April, 24 Read more
This March, in a nod to endometriosis awareness month, Mel Fulton chatted with endometriosis and chronic pain advocate, co-chair of the Inquiry into Women’s Pain Sub-Committee, and founder of Private Parts Community Fi Macrae, about how to take care of yourself in the medical system and beyond when you’re experiencing pelvic pain – no matter where you’re at on the road to diagnosis.
7th March, 24 Read more
As part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence 2023, VWT hosted a discussion between Dr Skye Charry (Associate, Insight Exchange; Associate Professor, School of Law; and Gender Equity Consultant), Luke Addinsall (Associate Insight Exchange; Social Worker and Counsellor), and Mary Crooks AO (Executive Director, Victorian Women’s Trust) on sexual harassment at work.
6th December, 23 Read more
Author and artist Madison Griffiths has just released her debut novel, Tissue. In this book, she explores the topic of abortion, a procedure that is common yet vilified, championed yet sometimes grieved.
5th July, 23 Read more