UN CEDAW parallel reporting & other United Nations work

YWCA Australia is involved in advocacy work about women's human rights at the United Nations.

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Inquiry into the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

In this November 2010 submission about changes to anti-discrimination laws, YWCA Australia endorsed a submission to the Inquiry by Equality Rights Alliance and made further comment on the recognition of kinship in family and caring responsibilities in sex discrimination laws.

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» Read the Equality Rights Alliance submission

Seeking a women-friendly Australian Human Rights Act

WomenSpeak submission to the National Human Rights Consultation on a Human Rights Act for Australia (June 2009)

Australia does not currently have a Human Rights Act.  

A recent national consultation asked for views from across Australia about the protection and promotion of human rights.

YWCA contributed to the development of and endorsed the WomenSpeak submission to the consultation, which called for a women-friendly Australian Human Rights Act.

» Read the WomenSpeak submission

Fixing Australia's sex discrimination laws

Submission to Inquiry into the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender (2008)

Australian laws ensuring women's equality have a long way to go.

A recent review of the national Sex Discrimination Act gave us an opportunity to give our views about changes needed to the Act.

Collaborative submission

YWCA Australia facilitated a group of leading women's organisations and equality experts to prepare a submission on changes to the national Sex Discrimination Act.  YWCA Australia contributed to and endorsed this submission.

» Read the collaborative submission

Individual submission

YWCA Australia also submitted an individual submission to the Inquiry.

» Read our individual submission

Protection of women and children in Gaza

Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs about the protection of women and children in Gaza (4 February 2009)

In February 2009, YWCA Australia, on behalf of the World YWCA, wrote to the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs about the protection of women and children in Gaza following attacks by Israel.

We urged the Australian Government to do everything in its power to help ensure the protection of women and children in the region.

» Read our letter