Quarantined roles - we’re not what’s expected
This year, 2020, was supposed to go a certain way. I was bringing a new life into the world for the second time and my partner decided he’d like to have the experience that most fathers miss out on and become primary carer for our baby. We didn’t really think about the reactions people would have to the flip in traditional gender roles.
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Kay Setches awarded AM
Kay Setches takes every opportunity to champion women and being awarded an AM in yesterdays Queen's Birthday Honours List is no exception.
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Women and Superannuation
The next instalment of EMILY's Journal, our new platform for long-form pieces by EMILY's List members is Sonja Terpstra MP's thoughts on women and superannuation written for IWD2020:
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Health and well-being in uncertain times
First and foremost, we acknowledge all our members and supporters who are facing challenging times with the impact the current health crisis is having on you, your families, work places and communities. It is concerning and stressful, and a time when we all need to take care of ourselves and each other to the best of our abilities under the guidance of health professionals.
Our focus at ELA is to ensure we are doing all we can to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus and put the health and well-being of the community at the forefront of our planning.
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We did it! Abortion in NSW decriminalised
Building on decades of work by pro-choice organisations, in September 2019 Penny Sharpe, MLC introduced the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 into the NSW Legislative Council successfully overturning the bill criminalising abortion. The bill was co-sponsored by EMILY's List MPs Trish Doyle, Jo Haylen and Jenny Aitchison with the leadership of Jodi Mckay.
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What does it take to get elected?
You have the passion for greater good and want to be successful in politics. How do you make it happen?
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Welcome to EMILY's Journal
We are proud to introduce our new initiative: EMILY's Journal. This will be a collection of long-form pieces of writing by EMILY's List Australia members about the issues we care about: equity, diversity, choice, equal pay, and early childhood education and care.
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International Women's Day auction
2020 is a huge year for EMILY's List Australia with NT, ACT and QLD state and territory elections coming up fast. We need women who support Choice, Equity, Diversity, Equal Pay and Early Childhood Education in our parliaments more than ever to fight for our rights. We'll be supporting dozens of pro-choice Labor women into parliament so it's crucial that we band together and give generously. To celebrate International Women's Day we've launched a nation-wide online auction of four exclusive items of feminist memorabilia and art.
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New t-shirts have arrived
Just in time for International Women's Day, we're releasing a new line of feminist t-shirts!
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