The Ministry of Women’s Affairs estimates that there are 8 million widows in Iraq, with 350,000 in Baghdad alone. Read this sad report
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ALP Shadow Minister Tanya Plibersek has delivered a speech outlining Labor’s approach to dealing with violence against women. Her speech also includes some comments on the controversial Safety at Home program which has been adopted in Tasmania and which is being trialled in Sydney and elsewhere, whereby perpetrators are removed from the home and women and [...] Tanya Plibersek MP Shadow Minister for Human Services, Housing, Women and Youth WOMEN WILL GET A BETTER DEAL UNDER A RUDD LABOR GOVERNMENT This morning I launched Labor’s Women Budget Statement. Labor prepared this statement to highlight inequities that Australian women continue to face, which the Government has neglected once again in the Budget. This budget misses [...] Women’s Services Network (WESNET Inc) MEDIA RELEASE New Survey Again Proves that Women Bear the Brunt of Domestic Violence The results of the Personal Safety Survey undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and released last week supported existing evidence that Australian women are continuing to bear high levels of violence in their intimate relationships. According [...] It’s good to see that this year even schoolkid footballers are taking place in the day against sexual assault. You will remember from around this time last year, the Rugby League encouraged its players to wear a purple armband during one days’ matches as a sign of their opposition to sexual assault against women. [...] |
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