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The WomenSpeak Network

The identified priorities of the WomenSpeak Network are human rights; the involvement of young women and ensuring a youth voice in policy work and participation in federal policy issues as they arise. We recognise that the current participants of the WomenSpeak Network do not reflect the full diversity of women in Australia. We are actively seeking to strengthen the voice of indigenous women, women with disabilities and women from culturally and linguistically diverse groups both within our network and the women's sector.

After a period of extensive consultation we chose to form a network that did not speak as a unified voice, but reflected our diversity. We also chose to adopt mechanisms that allow organisations and individuals to be involved only in the projects and activities that support their own work.

Current members of the WomenSpeak Network include:

• Soroptimist International
• Guides Australia
• Catholic Women’s League of Australia
• International Women’s Development Agency
• National Foundation for Australian Women
• Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
• Children by Choice
• Australian Federation of Medical Women
• National Association of Services Against Sexual Violence
• Australian Women’s Health Network
• Australian Federation of University Women
• National Council of Single Mothers and Their Children
• Public Health of Australia (Women’s Special Interest Group)
• UNIFEM Australia
• United Nations Association of Australia Status of Women Network
• Women’s Electoral Lobby
• Working Against Sexual Harassment
• Australian Bahai Community – Office of Equality
• Migrant Women’s Lobby Group of South Australia
• Project Respect
• Union of Australian Women
• Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition
• Women with Disabilities Australia
• Women’s Economic Think Tank (WETTANK)
• Body Image and Disordered Eating Network of South Australia
• National Union of Students (Women’s Department)
• National Council of Churches in Australia (Gender Commission)
• National Liaison Committee for International Students in Australia
(Women’s Department)

• Australasian Council of Women and Policing
• Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement in South Australia
• Multicultural Women's Advocacy
• An Indigenous woman
• Immigrant Women’s Speakout Association NSW
• Amnesty International Australia’s National Women’s Rights Team
• YWCA Australia

More information about the principles, objectives or activities of the WomenSpeak Network are available at http://www.ywca.org.au/projects/womenspeak/
Or from Alexis Tindall on womenspeak@ywca.org.au
Phone 02 6230 5150 Fax 02 6230 5156