BPW AUSTRALIA THEMES FOR 2005-2007

Action:

To take this document from themes into ACTION. What is happening that is not on the list?

Need to:

  • Ask clubs to give priority to items and to identify new areas.
  • Clubs to identify areas they have taken action or can take action
  • Clubs to offer to put together kits that

give an overview of current situation

suggestions for relevant speakers/Experts

A survey for on the night

  • Identify key contact people and groups for topics

There are emerging issues that need consideration. These are the abortion debate, the age of having children

WomenÕs involvement in the peace making process and rebuilding after war

Outcomes of CEDAW and UN policies, including commenting on AustraliaÕs report to the United Nations.

Core Value : Social equity
Economic security
  • rewards and recognition in the work place, including unpaid overtime
  • address the increase in casualisation in the work place
  • access to all forms of participation in the workforce
  • pay equity
  • superannuation; retirement incomes
  • workplace bullying
  • recognising the value of unpaid work

Actions:

Superannuation

Resolution 5 (bullying and harassment is unacceptable)
human rights and international partnerships
  • reconciliation
  • fair treatment of asylum seekers and refugees
  • national obligations under CEDAW and other UN policies and protocols affecting women
  • participation in the Commission for the Status of Women,  and other relevant United Nations conferences
    • 2003   Women- the media & IT 

     Violence against Women & their Human Rights

o      2004   Women in conflict prevention, management, resolution & post-conflict peace-building

Gender equality- engaging with men & boys

  • support for nations and regions affected by conflict and disasters

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ACTION

Tsunami victims support

Australia support for Project 5 -0

Resolution 1 abolish Temporary protection visas

CEDAW feedback
work and family balance
  • family friendly work practices
  • affordable and accessible childcare
  • attitudes, policies, practices

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ACTION:

Resolution 4 on Childcare
health, safety and well-being
  • domestic violence 
  • female genital mutilation
  • osteoporosis (partnership)
  • water for life – international project

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ACTION

Media release abortion

Stop rape programs
representation and leadership
  • women on boards, etc
  • women into politics
  • gender ethics and discrimination

ACTION

Media release on lack of Women in the high court

Natascha Stott Despota media release for WomenÕs Day 2005
partnerships with other women's organisations
  • portrayal of women in media 
  • education and training
  • women and IT

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ACTION

S4W projects

Vocational education

S4W Getting real report on young women and girls, working futures and VET in schools

focus on needs of business women

¤       corporate business

¤       small business

 
focus on needs of professional women

¤       career paths, peer support

¤       career continuity after family breaks

¤       business ethics and the triple bottom line

BPW Australia : Key Themes 2005-07

Collect and present the views of business & professional women to the public, government, business, responsible Australian authorities and BPWI

Ensure a high standard of service in business and professions

¤     meet the needs of women in corporate business and small business

¤     meet the needs of professional women with respect to career paths, peer support and career continuity after family breaks

¤     support women to learn about business ethics and the triple bottom line

Accept responsibilities to the community, locally, nationally and internationally

¤     support nations and regions affected by conflict and disasters

¤     support reconciliation across Australia

¤     develop partnerships with other womenÕs organisations to address female genital mutilation

¤     ensure Australia meets its national obligations under CEDAW

¤     support UN policies and protocols affecting women

Acquire occupational training and advanced education

¤     develop partnerships with other women's organisations focussed on education and training and women & information technology

Use occupational capacities and intelligence for the advantage of others as well as themselves

¤     lobby for family friendly work practices and better attitudes, policies and practices to ensure work, and family and community balance

¤     lobby for affordable and accessible childcare

¤     develop and support programs and partnerships with other womenÕs organisations to address domestic violence, workplace bullying and osteoporosis

Work for equal opportunities for women in the economic, political, social and cultural life of Australia

¤     work to ensure that more women are on boards, in politics and in decision making roles

¤     lobby for policies to address the increased casualisation of the work place and to enable access to all forms of workforce participation

¤     lobby for paid maternity leave for working women seek equal rewards and recognition for women in the work place including pay equity

¤     seek to ensure access to superannuation and adequate retirement incomes

¤     encourage Australia to recognise the value of unpaid caring and volunteer work

Work for the elevation of the status of women and the removal of discrimination

¤     lobby for the recognition of the Human Rights of refugees

¤     encourage and support policies and programs that address gender ethics and discrimination

¤     support other womenÕs organisations that seek fair and accurate portrayal of women in the media, 

Promote world-wide cooperation between business and professional women

¤     participate effectively in CSW and other relevant UN conferences

¤     support the international project - water for life