Gender equality will become central to Australia's foreign policy, diplomacy, trade and aid programmers under a new international strategy, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday (Feb 5) in ...

Women comprise 49% of the media workforce but hold only 30% of CEO and Managing Director roles, highlighting ongoing ...

But for women’s rights, that point is still 100 years away.” UN Women Australia’s Executive Director, Janelle Weissman, adds: “Gender equality has been on the agenda for a long time; from the ...

#EMPOWERMOVES BY UN WOMEN AUSTRALIA ENABLED MILLIONS OF GIRLS, FEARFUL FOR THEIR SAFETY AND DISILLUSIONED WITH INSTITUTIONS THAT SHOULD PROTECT THEM, TO FEEL EMPOWERED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES. 1 in 3 ...

Australia was a trailblazer from the inception of International Women’s Year. But despite the gains, there are still forces ...

With a distinctive animation style and a powerful message from UN Women Australia, The Monkeys and FINCH show us that equality is the true final frontier. With robo-farms, humans walking on Mars, and ...

UN Women Philippines, in partnership with the Australian government, hosted the 2024 Philippines Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards and launched the UN Women Gender Action Lab: Innovation ...

Expression of Interest can be registered on THIS LINK, with notification when tickets are available. UN Women Australia International Women’s Day Lunch: 7th March 2025 Celebrate International Women’s ...

Australia's arbitrary offshore detention of asylum seekers is under fire, with the United Nations claiming it should assume direct responsibility in the form of compensation. The UN's human rights ...

Although the UN is a famous global name, as a local organisation, UN Women Australia wasn't well known, nor was its agenda: to achieve gender equality by 2030. Our job was to raise the profile of UNWA ...