Documentary director Tosca Looby reflects on the state Australian politics for women, our treatment of Julia Gillard, and the photo that inspired her latest film, Strong Female Lead.
6th October, 21 Read more
Mel Hoffman, author of Full Credit to the Boys, calls on all of us to broaden our definition of what it means to be an 'elite' athlete, and start valuing what happens off the field as much as what happens on it.
13th August, 21 Read more
Georgina Savage is a documentary filmmaker, audio producer and podcaster. She is the co-creator and editor of Silent Waves (2018), co-creator, host and editor of The Invisible Hand (2021), and creative producer of The Trap (2021). Listen and subscribe to The Trap.
2nd August, 21 Read more
Caitlin McGrane is the Project Lead—Enhancing Online Safety for Women at Gender Equity Victoria. Here, she tells us about CyberSmart Women, a guide commissioned by the Victorian Women’s Trust and produced by Gender Equity Victoria to inform women of their legal options in response to online harassment.
15th July, 21 Read more
The full keynote address given by Mary Crooks AO, Executive Director of the Victorian Women’s Trust, to the Equals Now Symposium, Canberra 16 June 2021.
24th June, 21 Read more
Congratulations to Mununjali Yugambeh author Ellen van Neerven on winning Book of the Year, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry and Multicultural NSW Award at NSW Premier's Literary Awards for their second poetry collection, Throat! Here Ellen shares the key books and poets that significantly shaped the way they think about poetry and feminism. A must read.
5th May, 21 Read more
Megan Rosato reflects on 'Love, Power and Control' webinar series, featuring experts from the UK and Australia discussing the implications of criminalising coercive control.
7th April, 21 Read more
“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
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
Check out our latest blog for tips on how to broach conversations about menstruation and menopause in your workplace.
4th February, 21 Read more