Successful Strategies to Support Working Parents A RESOURCE FOR EMPLOYERS

Publisher: Australian Human Rights Commission, 2016

Status – CURRENT

While compliance with legal obligations assists business to create workplaces that support working parents, several organisations have taken this a step further by implementing innovative, leading practices that advance this goal. Supporting working parents through targeted strategies can reduce business costs related to recruitment, retraining and restructures, widen the talent pool, increase organisational productivity and performance and improve organisational reputation.  The ‘Successful strategies to support working parents’ resource for employers highlights these ‘leading practices’ as opportunities that can be used to successfully support pregnant employees and working parents. It brings together strategies implemented by leading Australian employers, many of which are effective, low cost and easy to deliver.

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and women

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.

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Yarning Places

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.

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It’s gone wild out there: Women’s stories about sexuality and ageing

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.

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Workplace Gender Equality Agency

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.

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National Rural Women’s Coalition – Weather the Storm Kit

Publisher: National Rural Women’s Coalition,2015

Status – CURRENT

The Weather the Storm kit has been prepared to support women to prepare for disasters and emergencies.  The kit consists of three manuals which can be downloaded.   Part 1 – Manual.  The kit is set out and designed so it can be delivered for community groups.  It can be used by anyone, however some skills or awareness of group facilitation would be useful.  The kit gives a step-by-step guide to planning and delivering the program and can be adapted to fit different communities and varying natural disaster types e.g. cyclones, floods,  bushfires etc.  It follows a ‘ think and discover, plan, design, deliver and evaluate’ format.  The content of the program is set out in a manner that is easy to follow e.g. how to set up, what to do as women arrive, how to work through the session  and how to end the sessions etc.   Part 2 – Tools and Templates.    This section has all the specific information, worksheets and tools needed to design a program.  It includes sample invitation letters, worksheets, participation certificates, post program surveys etc.  Part 3 – Resources.  This section has the resources which you can print off and provide as handouts  to participants or resources to set up e.g. an emergency bushfire kit contents; how to use BOM information services.

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Women Want to Know

Publisher: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), 2015

Status – CURRENT

Women Want to Know has been developed in collaboration with Australia’s leading health professional organisations and is the first national project to promote the Alcohol Guidelines among health professionals since they were updated in 2009.     Women Want to Know provides free print resources for health professionals and consumers, demonstration videos of health professionals talking to pregnant women about alcohol. There are also FREE online training modules, with continuing professional development accreditation points available with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australian College of Midwives (ACM), Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM).

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Mindhealthconnect

Publisher: Mindhealthconnect, 2015

Status – CURRENT

The mindhealthconnect website aggregates mental health resources and content from the leading health focused organisations in Australia. There are a range of mental health resources including online programs, fact sheets, audio and video, and online communities.

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Indigenous Womens Legal Program

Publisher: Women’s Legal Services NSW

Status – CURRENT

A list of services provided by the Indigenous Women’s Legal Program at Women’s Legal Services NSW.

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Women’s Legal Services New South Wales, Women’s Legal Services

Publisher: Women’s  Legal Services New South Wales, 2015

Status – CURRENT

A list of legal services that Women’s Legal Services NSW offer to women.

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