Action

Imagine if...

• Life was affirmed in the face of all unjust discrimination, objectification and depersonalisation?

• Government policy initiatives recognised women’s unique needs and implemented practical solutions which addressed these?

• Women and men of all backgrounds worked together to improve women’s lives?

• Women were mobilised to transform society, using a distinctive, depolarising, respectful and powerful voice?

• We had a society that was truly pro-woman?

This is Women’s Forum Australia’s Vision and we hope you can help us realise it.

Submissions to State, Territory and Federal Governments

Women’s Forum Australia has made high level submissions to government inquiries, providing evidence-based recommendations to the issues facing women and girls in society today.
Women’s Forum Australia has made submissions to the following inquiries:

• ACT Liberals Health Discussion Paper
• ACT Children’s Plan
• ACT Women’s Health Plan
• Legislation on Altruistic Surrogacy in NSW
• Equal Opportunity in the Workplace
• National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women
• Office for Youth Body Image Consultation
• Review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice
• Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008
• Sexualisation of Children in the Contemporary Media

Media Commentary

Women’s Forum is regularly asked for comment on a number of issues of concern to women by the media and Members of Parliament. We voice women’s concerns and are able to provide timely and informed input on public affairs.
Women’s Forum Australia provides commentary in the print media, as well as radio and television across Australia. In 2010, published opinion pieces explored the topics of:

• Abortion
• Women’s Work-life balance
• Pole-dancing
• Body image dissatisfaction

Advocacy 

Women’s Forum Australia advocates for advertising that does not exploit women. A key area of Women’s Forum Australia’s advocacy is making complaints to the Advertising Standards Board (ASB).
In 2010, Women’s Forum Australia’s complaint was upheld by the Australian Standards Board after it was found that the woman in the advertisement was inappropriately sexualised and portrayed as being primarily valued for her sexual availability.

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