WAVE 2019 AGM
WAVE 2019 AGM
Friday 25 October 4.30 pm (AEST).
Join us in the Zoom room.
Advocacy around SDGs
The Australian Coalition for Education and Development (ACED) and the EU Centre at RMIT held a public debriefing at RMIT’s Melbourne city campus with a focus on the 2019 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019).
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WAVE Newsletter August 2019
WAVE Newsletter August 2019Gender Lens on the Budget 2019-20
WAVE social media
WAVE has relaunched its social media to make it more relevant to you. Join us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter today. Your comments are welcome.
Federal election policies 2019
WAVE members worked with other women’s groups in analysing the Federal election policies of the major parties. See what they have to say here. WAVE continues to lobby around our claims as in the postcard on the website.
Federal election policies 2019
WAVE joins with NFAW in analysing what the major parties offer for VET and women. Read more.
WAVE Newsletter March 2019
WAVE Newsletter March 2019WAVE Newsletter January 2019
WAVE Newsletter January 2019
Forum on ‘Boosting economic security for all women living in Australia’
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Her Place Exhibition
Her Place Exhibition in Ballarat
WAVE in 2018
What has WAVE done over the last year? Read more.WAVE writes to Minister for Women
WAVE partners with NFAW and WEL in writing to Minister O’Dwyer. Our message – VET is critical to careers and welfare of women. Read...WAVE 2018 AGM
WAVE 2018 AGM to be held in Canberra on Saturday 27 October at 9.30 am (AEST)WAVE Ambassador attends UNESCO meeting
WAVE Ambassador, Elaine Butler attended UNESCO’s 4th Asia-Pacific…
WAVE Newsletter August 2018
WAVE Newsletter August 2018Women Stand-Up for WEL. 27 June, Paddington RSL, NSW.
Support WEL’s Comedy Night
WAVE Newsletter June 2018
WAVE Newsletter June 2018WAVE joins women’s groups in opposing changes to welfare access for migrants
WAVE signed on to the open letter to female MPs and Senators from Harmony Alliance protesting at changes to welfare access for migrants included in the 2018 Federal Budget. The letter is attached - click here to...Gender Lens on the Budget 2018-19
The National Foundation for Australian Women has again prepared a report on how women have fared in the Federal Budget.
WAVE in Social Media
Facebook Posts
Four people share what it's like on Newstart
Do you think you could live on $40 a day? What about $70? We've spoken to four recipients of Newstart about what life's really like and where their money goes.
Four different people facing the same problems: What it's really like to live on Newstart
Do you think you could live on $40 a day? What about $70? We've spoken to four recipients of Newstart about what life's really like and where their money goes.Work experience blues..aka exploitation &/or mismanagement???
Good for these two young women!
Meet the teen matchmakers helping fix 'crap' work experience
After one of them spent their work experience buying crumpets, Bagavathy Menon and Hannah Ahn created their own business matching students with quality training.
Meet the teen matchmakers helping fix 'crap' work experience
After their own uninspiring work experience placements, two teenagers create a business to match students with quality training.The latest action plan to tackle violence against women isn’t perfect, but it takes a much-needed holistic approach
Anastasia Powell, RMIT University
We need to stop violence against women before it starts. The federal government's Fourth Action Plan might not provide all of the answers, but it's a sign of positive progress.
We need to stop violence against women before it starts. The federal government's Fourth Action Plan might not provide all of the answers, but it's a sign of positive progress.
And- career advice must be gender informed, gender sensitive and forward looking/proactive..Students spend around 1,300 hours at high school each year, but most only get 2 hours of career advice! 👨🏿🍳👷♀️👩🏽⚕️👨🏼🔧 Our new report recommends the review of career advice in schools and the publication of national guidelines. Read more: ow.ly/b69R50vuVIV
This is WAVE's core advocacy brief ..gender equality in Australian VET. & employment outcomes in decent work (SDGs 4, 5 & 8)
Still such a long way to go..
There are massive gender differences in unemployment for vocational fields with large gender imbalances. Women have higher unemployment rates than men in male-dominated fields, and men entering the education industry have twice the unemployment of women.There are massive gender differences in unemployment for vocational fields with large gender imbalances. Women have higher unemployment rates than men in male-dominated fields, and men entering the education industry have twice the unemployment of women.