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The Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) is inviting women to complete the Women Getting into Boards Survey, which aims to explore problems women experience getting into Boards within public and private organisations and the resources needed to enable women to succeed in attaining board positions. 

The survey closes on Wednesday 12 August 2009.  The evaluated results will form a report that will be available through CLW.  More...
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Honouring Creative Women in WA
The Honouring Creative Women Project is an initiative of a consortium made up of National Council of Women WA, Art Gallery WA, Artsource, Ethnic Communities Council, Museum WA, Office of Multicultural Interests, Centre for WA History, Royal Historical Society, State Library of Western Australia and Indigenous research/arts advisors.

This project was funded through the Department's WA Grants for Women's Program 2008, and will make the work and biographical details of 100 creative women known and accessible to the WA community.  More information...
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Paid Parental Leave: Support for Parents with Newborn Children Inquiry report
The Australian Government asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a public enquiry into paid maternity, paternity and paternal leave. The Department for Communities led consultations that submitted to the inquiry, concentrating on support for parents of newborn children up to the age of two years.  The inquiry report was provided to the Government on 28 February 2009 and released on 12 May 2009.  More…
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Time for Action to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children
On Wednesday 29 April, the Australian Government released Time for Action, the major report of the National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children.  The report makes recommendations on a national plan of action for 2009 to 2021, designed to tackle the unacceptable levels of sexual assault and domestic and family violence in Australia.  More…
One of these recommendations includes the availability of increased funds for Domestic Violence services.  Details on available funding will be coordinated by the Federal Office for Women.  More information ..

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