Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2016
Status – CURRENT
A University of Queensland study has challenged perceptions about women providing care for disabled, ill or frail family members. The study examined the patterns of caring undertaken by more than 26,000 young and mid-age Australians.
Publisher: Women’s Health Victoria, 2016
Status –CURRENT
Part of the Women’s Health Victoria Clearinghouse Connector Series, this document provides information and statistics on cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of premature death in Australian women. It also has a number of links to other resources related to CVD.
Publisher: Australian Indigenous Health Infonet
Status – CURRENT
Yarning places are electronic networks that enable people with an interest in Indigenous health to share information, knowledge and experience – even when they live in different states, territories and regions, come from different sectors (such as health, education and justice), and work for different organisations.
Publisher: C Barrett, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society La Trobe University. Melbourne Australia, 2015
Status – CURRENT
This report outlines a project that sought to create safe spaces for older women to talk about sexual assault. The project explored whether broadening the focus from ‘sexual assault’ to ‘sexual wellbeing and safety’ would successfully engage older women. It aims to educate service providers and policy makers to develop policies and services for older women in this area.
Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2015
Status – CURRENT
Different groups of women experience vastly different rates of miscarriage, preterm delivery and stillbirth. By grouping Australian women based on their physical and lifestyle characteristics, this research describes which groups experience particularly high or low rates of these pregnancy outcomes. It also provides a national context for reproductive risks.
Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2015
Status –CURRENT
Researchers investigated the individual and combined effects of BMI and physical activity on the rates of hypertension in 10,000 women (born 1946-51) in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Participants BMI, physical activity and hypertension were measured at three-yearly intervals for 14 years (1996 to 2010).
Publisher: Our Watch, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, PWC, 2015
Status – CURRENT
This report demonstrates that the cost of violence against women to society remains high and is increasing. At the same time, there are significant potential cost savings and other economic and social benefits to be gained from primary prevention strategies that improve equality in relationships and society.
Publisher: Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency, 2015
Status – CURRENT
This Data Explorer has been created using data from non-public sector organisations with 100 or more employees that report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency annually under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. The Explorer includes data from the 2013-14 and 2014-15 reporting periods.