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Lynette "Lyn" Syme (1948-2019) was an Australian political and labor activist, feminist and aboriginal land-rights advocate, recognized in her later years as a Wiradjuri elder of the Dabee people (North-East Wiradjuri) in what is current-day New South Wales.
Laws against sex discrimination exist and women's units in government departments have been established. Australian feminists have fought for and won the right to federally funded child care and women's refuges. The success gained by feminists entering the Australian public service and changing policy led to the descriptive term 'femocrats'. [6]
The Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) is a feminist, non-profit, self-funded, non-party political, lobby group founded in 1972 during the height of second-wave feminism in Australia. [1] WEL's mission is to create a society where women's participation and potential are unrestricted, acknowledged and respected and where women and men share equally ...
A feminist, [3] Littlejohn launched the League of Women Voters in 1928 to support female candidates for public office and to press for feminist reforms. [2] The United Associations of Women (UAW) was formed in 1929 by Littlejohn and other radical feminists who were disappointed by the progress made by similar organisations.
Pages in category "Women's organisations based in Australia" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
What Women Want (Australia) Women with Disabilities Australia; Women's Brigade (Broken Hill) Women's Electoral Lobby (Australia) Women's Equal Franchise Association; The Women's Library, Sydney; Women's Service Guilds; Women's Studies Resource Centre
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; ... Australian women's rights activists (1 C, 95 P) Australian feminist writers (96 P) Pages in category "Australian ...
Diane Robin Bell OAM (born 1943) is an Australian feminist anthropologist, author, and social justice advocate. Her work focuses on the Aboriginal people of Australia, Indigenous land rights, human rights, Indigenous religions, environmental issues, and feminist theory and practice.