2008 Women's Community Awards
Applications are now open for the 2008 Women's Community Awards.
These awards provide an opportunity for women working in the non-government community sector (paid or unpaid) for work or research, where other funding sources are not available.  Click here for further information and to download an Application Form.  Applications close 4:00pm Friday 5 December 2008.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION
PAID MATERNITY: A National Scheme
Hosted by Women's Advisory Network,  Indigenous Women's Congress & Office for Women's Policy, Department for Communities
A public consultation will be held to assist organisations to consider options and to make their own informed decisions. Presented by Marie Coleman P.S.M from the National Foundation for Australian Women.  Please see flyer for further details.

Women’s Experiences of Paid Work and Planning for Retirement
The Minister for the Status of Women, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, has recently released 'Women’s experiences of paid work and planning for retirement.' The research, commissioned by the Federal Office for Women and is available from their website www.ofw.facsia.gov.au/publications/.
Using data from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health, the research analyses the employment and retirement patterns of Australian women aged 53-58.

The Minister for the Status of Women has released a report that confirms that the Government is clamping down on people trafficking.  The Australian Institute of Criminology’s report, 'Australian criminal justice responses to trafficking of women for sexual purposes: Understanding current practices and the experience of agencies involved in that response' was commissioned by the Office for Women. Human trafficking affects and damages the lives of too many women and men around the world, including Australia.  Read the Report and Media Statement.  Please find a summary of the Australian Trafficking Forum (pdf 78kb) held in Sydney.