YWCA Australia hosts the Equality Rights Alliance (ERA), Australia’s largest network advocating for women’s equality, leadership, and recognition of women’s diversity. ERA brings together 64 non-government organisations and social enterprises with an interest in advancing women’s equality and is funded by the Commonwealth Government’s Office for Women.
In 2017-18, ERA advocated for affordable housing for women and the consideration of government budgets through a gender lens. They pushed for the reintroduction of a time-use survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and for the domestic implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
ERA led the sector’s engagement with Australia’s appearance before the CEDAW Committee and co-led the NWAs’ attendance at the 63rd meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women. See more about our global advocacy and international engagement.
Photo Gallery
Program Manager Helen and Terese Edwards of National Council of Single Mothers and Their Children, speaking at a post-budget press conference at Parliament House 
Program Manager Helen at CSW in 2018 
Program Manager Helen and Bobbie with former Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick 
Program Manager Helen with the other members of the National Older Women’s Housing and Homelessness Working Group at the launch of their Retiring Into Poverty report. 
ERA Young Women’s Advisory Group member Romy Listo at CSW in 2019
