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\u201cAnytime is a good time to talk about how we can create better safety for woman and children. Family and gender violence is really coming out of the shadows and becoming a national conversation, but the changes need to go more deeply and more broadly, far too many women are still being killed by a current or former partner,\u201d Ms Welsh said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll forms of gender violence is based on patriarchy\u2026the way patriarchy manifests is often in unseen ways.”<\/p>\n
Acknowledging reforms in recent years through processes like Victoria\u2019s family violence Royal Commission, Ms Welsh said the drive for equality between women and men will require ongoing vigilance and dedication.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndividual people can respond in very real ways to create equality at home and in the workplace\u2026talking to their MPS, letters to the editor, all those things that maintain the discussion until we see the changes that are needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll talk about ways that we can come together to create some of those structural changes, things like making sure that women are no longer retiring into poverty and homelessness, ending the gender pay gap, making sure child care is free and available.\u201d<\/p>\n
The panel discussion is on Wednesday, August 3, between 6:00pm – 7:30pm at Wurdi Youang, Geelong Library. For event details and bookings head to events.grlc.vic.gov.au\/event\/6673750<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE societal consequences of gender power imbalances are at the heart of an upcoming panel discussion between the Geelong Women\u2019s Union Network (GWUN) and Geelong library. Titled Patriarchy Power and Privilege, speakers at the free event in August include Wadawurrung woman Corrina Eccles, Social and Community worker Angela Carr and past Associate Professor in Early […]<\/p>\n