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“As you turn the pages, there’s something missing; the voices of women” Diana Bryant AO KC on the need for Madam Speaker

“As you turn the pages, there’s something missing; the voices of women” Diana Bryant AO KC on the need for Madam Speaker

Photo: (from left) Anna Burke, Mary Crooks AO, Diana Bryant AO KC by Breeana Dunbar The following is a transcript of a speech delivered by Diana Bryant AO KC, Former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, at the launch of Madam Speaker on 20 November 2024: Thank you. It's a really great pleasure and an honour for me to be invited tonight to launch this important initiative.  When Mary invited me to do it, I was immediately sympathetic at the project she was doing and giving, as she described it, giving a...

12th December, 24 Read more
Watch | Keynote Address: ‘Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Era’ by Prof Julian Thomas

Watch | Keynote Address: ‘Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Era’ by Prof Julian Thomas

Rural Women Online Greater Shepparton Digital Intensive Keynote Address: 'Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Era' by Prof Julian Thomas This keynote address was delivered by Prof Julian Thomas, Director of the ARC Centre for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University, on 9 August 2024 as part of the Rural Women Online Digital Intensive held in Greater Shepparton. Full keynote recording and transcript below. Journalist Anna Krien also delivered a keynote address on this topic at the North East VIC Digital Intensive in September 2024. Watch now. Featured speakers (in order of appearance):  Mary...

12th November, 24 Read more
Watch | Keynote Address: ‘Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Era’ by Anna Krien

Watch | Keynote Address: ‘Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Era’ by Anna Krien

Rural Women Online North East Victoria Digital Intensive Keynote Address: 'Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Era' by Anna Krien This keynote address was delivered by author and journalist Anna Krien, on 15 September 2024 as part of the Rural Women Online Digital Intensive held in Yackandandah. Full keynote recording and transcript below. An edited version of Anna's speech was also selected as the cover article of the November edition of The Monthly, 'The people who mistook their lives for an app'.  Prof Julian Thomas (RMIT) also delivered a keynote address on this...

12th November, 24 Read more
Vale Fay Marles AM, pioneering feminist trailblazer

Vale Fay Marles AM, pioneering feminist trailblazer

Fay Marles, renowned feminist and social justice advocate, passed away on 1 November at the age of 98. Fay was appointed as Victoria’s first Equal Opportunity Commissioner, a role she held from 1977 to 1986. We pay tribute to her memory and her unwavering dedication to women's rights.

8th November, 24 Read more
Webinar | The Second Spring: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause

Webinar | The Second Spring: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause

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