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 upholding their human rights.
ERA is one of the six National Women’s Alliances funded by the Commonwealth Government’s Office for Women. ERA’s primary focus is on federal government policy, adding a gender lens to existing and new policy, consulting with a diverse range of women about current and emerging issues and promoting proposals for change to the Federal Government.
ERA’s past work has included advocating for affordable housing for women and the consideration of government budgets through a gender lens. They have 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 also plays a leading role in the sector’s engagement with CEDAW, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights and other international processes. 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
