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WE’RE COMMITTED TO INTERSECTIONALITY, GENDER EQUALITY AND HEALTH PROMOTION.

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LET’S TAKE ACTION TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS WHAT CAUSES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

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HOW WE’RE MAKING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN.

Our work




WHO WE ARE


AT WOMEN'S HEALTH & WELLBEING BARWON SOUTH WEST WE FOCUS ON TRANSLATING EVIDENCE
INTO ACTION, LEADING TO POSITIVE CHANGE.

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HOW WE WORK


GENDER EQUALITY IS A PRECONDITION FOR PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND
IMPROVING WOMEN’S HEALTH, RIGHTS AND CHOICE.

Evidence shows that gender equitable communities – where all people feel safe,
valued and able to reach their full potential – have greater rates of overall
community and economic participation, improved wellbeing and prosperity. This
demonstrates that a world that is better for women is better for everyone.

Relationships

Achieving gender equality is not something that will occur quickly or easily,
and, as a single organisation, Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West,
can’t do it alone.

The development of effective partnerships between varied sectors is essential as
many of the determinants of health are outside the realm of the health sector
and addressing them requires collaboration and partnerships with these sectors.

When we bring our expertise, influence and resources together, we become a
powerful force for progress.

Knowledge translation

Knowledge translation is defined as “The synthesis, exchange, and application of
knowledge by relevant stakeholders to accelerate the benefits of global and
local innovation in strengthening health systems and improving people’s health.”

Knowledge derived from research and experience may be of little value unless it
is put into practice, known as the “know-do” gap. Therefore, there is a need to
ensure that research into gender equity, the prevention of violence against
women before it occurs, and women’s sexual and reproductive health rights and
choice is effectively translated into local policy and practice.

As the gender equity and women’s empowerment content experts for Barwon South
West, WHWBSW has a major role to play in enhancing Knowledge Translation and
bridging the know–do gap for our partners across the Barwon South West.

Monitoring and evaluation

How the evidence, policies, initiatives and campaigns for advancing gender
equity and addressing the gendered drivers of violence translate into localised
practice is still emerging. Therefore, WHWBSW has a lead role in monitoring and
evaluating prevention efforts within the Barwon South West region.

This work has three purposes:

1. Helping our partners know if they are making progress towards gender
equality; 2. Sharing local stories to help build the capacity of others; and 3.
Ensuring that the stories of our partners efforts start contributing to the
state and national evidence base.

Guiding Documents

Counting on change: A guide to prevention monitoring (Our Watch, 2017)

A guide for policy-makers, researchers, and advocates on measuring
population-level progress towards the prevention of violence against women and
their children in Australia.

Victoria’s Gender Equality Outcomes Framework (State of Victoria – Department of
Premier and Cabinet, 2019)

includes Victoria’s Gender Equality Baseline Report 2019 (the Baseline Report),
which provides a set of measures against which progress towards gender equality
outcomes in Victoria will be monitored over time.

Leadership


HOW WE LEAD: ADVOCACY.

State and national plans, policies, institutions and budgets are where
governments begin to translate commitments to women into practical progress
towards gender equality. Too often, however, they overlook measures to ensure
that public services respond to women’s needs and priorities.

Our advocacy (leadership) efforts are focussed on:

 * Ensuring regional women’s diverse voices are reflected in policy;
 * Ensuring policy and research is gender equitable and addresses the needs and
   experiences of all women;
 * Transparent and adequate public financing for gender equality, including the
   adoption of gender-responsive budgets; that channel adequate resources to
   both women and men;
 * Advancing gender equity within Victoria to promote better health outcomes for
   women;
 * Preventing violence against women before it occurs; and
 * Ensuring women are informed and empowered to make autonomous decisions about
   their sexual and reproductive health.

WHWBSW also supports external campaigns that are aligned with our vision.

Current Submissions

GEN VIC Submission to the Victorian Government State Budget 21/22 “Towards A
Gender Equal Recovery”

WHWBSW contributed to the development of this submission released by our peak
body, Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC), along with 41 other expert gender
equality organisations.

Women's Health & Wellbeing Barwon South West submissions

(2015) WHWBSW Submission to the Royal Commission into Family Violence

Joint Women's Health Sector submissions

(2015) Victorian Rural Women’s Health Organisations Reproductive Coercion
Submission to Marie Stopes Australia, (March 2018)

Joint Women's Health Sector tools

Victorian Rural Women’s Access to Family Planning Services – Survey Report
(August 2012)


OUR WORK


ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY.

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RESOURCES


RESEARCH, DATA, GUIDES AND MORE.

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NEWS & EVENTS


KEEP UP TO DATE.

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CONTACT


GET IN TOUCH WITH THE TEAM.

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We respect First Nations peoples and their enduring connection to country – to
the land, air, waterways, oceans, animals and plants – and recognise the wisdom
and culture that has seen them thrive for thousands of years. We recognise that
sovereignty was never ceded, and, with humility and courage, wholeheartedly
commit heads, hearts and hands to a path of healing, restitution and justice,
embracing the wisdom of those who can guide us. We will fulfil our
responsibility with honesty and integrity, we will challenge injustice, and - in
all of this - we will hold ourselves accountable.

© Women's Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West

Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West acknowledges the support of the
Victorian Government.