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Locked Down with Domestic Violence

Content warning: Discussions of domestic violence Written by Emily Unity I survived domestic violence during COVID-19. For me, the phrases “stay at home” and “travel […]

Highlights of the YWCA 2021 AGM

On the evening of 18 November, YWCA Australia held our 2021 virtual Annual General Meeting, enabling members from across the […]

Feminist Book Week 2021 Wrap Up

Thank you to everyone who participated in Feminist Book Week this year! Feminist Book Week 2021 ran from 18 – […]

Intersectionality wants a seat at the policy table

Written by Satara Uthayakumaran There is a current trend in activism; that it must be aesthetic. That it must be […]

Shapes of women divided from shapes of houses

The missing face of the housing crisis: Women lose as house prices surge

YWCA Australia believes the housing affordability crisis is not just intergenerational but gendered with women and young people both losing out as property prices surge.

New voter ID laws could disenfranchise women experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity

YWCA Australia is very concerned the Coalition’s proposed voter ID reforms will create barriers to voting for women experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.