Reflections on my Industry Placement with the Australian National Committee for UN Women – Maddy Greer
In January and February of 2015 I had the privilege of spending 6 weeks full time interning with the Australian National Committee for UN Women, as part of the University of Sydney Business School’s Industry Placement Program.… Read more ›
UNESCO in partnership with UN Women recently hosted a major international event called Mobile Learning Week to explore how ubiquitous and increasingly affordable mobile technologies can be leveraged to empower women and girls in education.
Several conference sessions focused on gender divides in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).… Read more ›
I was heartened to see so much discussion about gender equality surrounding International Women’s Day (March 8th) this year. As the celebrations come to a close, it is critical that we each commit to doing something differently now, if progress is to be made.… Read more ›
Fiona Burke is the UN Women Australia National Committee’s Youth Delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). As such, she recently attended CSW58 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
When I told people that I was attending the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) they said that it would be the experience of a lifetime.… Read more ›
Elizabeth Broderick has been the Sex Discrimination Commissioner since 2007. Over the coming weekend she will appear as both a panellist and speaker at the International Women’s Day breakfasts which are happening across Australia.
Why did you say yes to being a panellist and speaker at this year’s International Women’s Day?… Read more ›
The United Nations estimates that 70% of the world’s poorest people are women.
Lack of access to education, coercion into early marriage and unequal share of both income and land are all contributing factors in making women more susceptible to poverty. … Read more ›
Grace Hill is an International Women’s Day Intern for the Australian National Committee for UN Women.
I am not much of a runner so for me the idea of ‘the happiest 5km on the planet’ seemed like something terribly unrealistic. However, when I began my internship at the Australian National Committee for UN Women last year, I challenged myself to embrace any opportunity that arose which could help improve the lives of women and girls around the world. … Read more ›