Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

APO Research

The capacity of Indigenous community housing organisationsKarel Eringa Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute11 May, 2009 Remote location, inadequate governance procedures and lack of economies of scale undermine the organisational performance of indigenous community housing organisations.

A woman's place ...Megan Davis Griffith REVIEW11 May, 2009 Megan Davis brings feminist arguments to Indigenous politics in this essay, timely with the recent recommendations for equal representation for women on the next national Indigenous policy board.

Monday, 9 March 2009

Taking the leadership of Indigenous women to the world

PORTFOLIO: Attorney-General's
SNIPPET: Commissioner Broderick said that there is growing concern around the world that women will fare badly in the current economic crisis, that initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality will begin to be abandoned and that already vulnerable people will experience increased hardship. At this event, the women of Fitzroy Crossing have told their powerful story of leadership and change to an international audience..

Friday, 13 June 2008

Indigenous women's representation

Indigenous women's representation in a new national Indigenous representative body
Megan Davis / Indigenous Law Centre
This paper makes a strong argument for Indigenous women's representation in any new national Indigenous representative body. Posted 06-06-2008

Monday, 10 March 2008

The challenges of Indigenous women in liberal democracies

The challenges of Indigenous women in liberal democracies
Megan Davis / Indigenous Law Centre
This paper considers the challenges Indigenous women face in Australian democracy. Posted 06-03-2008

Thursday, 6 December 2007

Adult sexual violence

Adult sexual violence in Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia
Natalie Taylor and Judy Putt / Australian Institute of Criminology

Knowledge about sexual violence against women from Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is scant. Anecdotally, levels of sexual violence are purported to be high, but national victimisation surveys may not capture, or may misrepresent, the extent of sexual violence in these communities. Posted 06-12-2007