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Welcome to our Christmas and end of year 2022 wrap up!
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Message from NFAW President, Jane Madden
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As 2022 draws to a close, on behalf of the NFAW Board, I’d like to thank you – dear NFAW members and readers - for your continued engagement with the organisation.
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Emerging from the uncertainty and concern related to the pandemic, we have enjoyed some gatherings in person and celebrating some stories of achievement. From trail-blazing women in film, to young history students and politicians.
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While NFAW is proudly non-partisan, it’s been an exciting period with our policy agenda and advocacy. The teal wave of the 2022 federal election in May changed the face of Australian politics. A group of independent female candidates, driven largely by grassroots campaigns, ousted conservative stalwarts from supposedly safe, blue-ribbon seats.
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The new Albanese Government, still only six months old, has prioritised some key areas of NFAW interest such as a National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children, the creation of the Anti-Corruption Commission, and industrial relations reform impacting women, especially those who are in low paid employment. The Employment White Paper had a focus on women
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https://treasury.gov.au/consultation/c2022-322158 and the National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality progresses, including with NFAW participation in a series of roundtables. NFAW completed its annual review of the Budget (“The Gender Lens”) and welcomed the commitment to Gender Responsive Budget (GRB) in the Women’s Budget Statement.
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At the 100 day mark of his Government, Prime Minister Albanese had pledged support for a “culture change” to improve conditions for working women as part of a shift in the government’s focus to a reform agenda. There are some encouraging early signs that this commitment may deliver. Yet the scale and scope of change required to reduce gender inequality is large, as the Minister for Social Services spelt out herself at our NFAW Annual Dinner she addressed in November https://ministers.dss.gov.au/speeches/9651
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Recent data through the Australian Women’s Health and Wellbeing Scorecard: Towards equity for women, from the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) finds Australian women are still more than 200 years away from income equity with men, at the current rate of progress. Our Social Policy Committee has been especially active in making submissions in recent months so this historic opportunity for genuine cultural change can be optimised.
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2023 promises to be a very interesting year and we kick off with a February Sydney Event and a March Pamela Denoon Lecture which will feature our Marie Coleman AO PSM as she marks 90 years. (For further information, see the website www.nfaw.org)
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Here’s to some rest and relaxation with dear ones at the end of the year and a joyous festive season to you all.
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Jane Madden
President | National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW)
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2022 NFAW Annual Dinner Highlights
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Minister Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Social Services was this year’s keynote speaker at the NFAW Annual Dinner on Tuesday 8 November at the National Press Club in Canberra. Amanda who is a member of Federal Labor’s Cabinet as Minister for Social Services delivered a warm, engaging and inspirational keynote address that was well received. During the night minister Rishworth caught up with one of Australia's leading champions for change, Marie Coleman AO PSM, a name that has been synonymous with women's movement in Australia for over 60 years.
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Well attended, the atmosphere reflected the positive nature of collaboration, and partnership NFAW is striving to achieve through the valuable work of the Social Policy committee lead by Prof Helen Hodgson.
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Minister Amanda Rishworth, and Marie Coleman AO PSM
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Behind the Scenes –with Prof. Helen Hodgson, Chair of The NFAW Social Policy Committee.
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NFAW focuses on lead conversations on a wide range of policy areas
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to help improve the life of Australian Women.
Hear more now.
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Gender Lens on the October 2022-23 Budget
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National History Challenge 2022 – Australian Women’s History
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NFAW has been the proud sponsor of the Australian Women’s History category of the National History Challenge for Australian Students for 14 years. This award encourages school students to examine the significant but often overlooked contribution that women have made to the Australian nation. For the second year running, Edward Gracey was the National Winner of the category of Australian Women’s History. Margaret Reid AO presented Edward with his award at the National History Challenge ceremony held at Parliament House on 28 November 2022.
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Edward is a year 11 Student at Brisbane Grammar School and his award-winning submission entitled “The Instrumental Impact of 1960’s-1970’s Australia on Women’s Rights” can be viewed here: Vimeo
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Edward also won the award in 2021 as member of a team of four students who submitted a debate on “Australian Women in Wartime”, which can be viewed here: Youtube. Edward’s history teacher, Ms Susan du Rand, advised that she leads a curriculum at Brisbane Grammar School that has a strong focus on women’s history.
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The ACT Winner of the 2022 Australian Women’s History Category of the National History Challenge was Tilly Sedden from Burgmann Anglican School with her essay on Dame Quentin Bryce. The ACT award was presented to Tilly by NFAW Vice-President, Sally Moyle, at the Museum of Australian Democracy on 10 November 2022. The ACT Young Historian of the year was Elizabeth ven der Walt of Canberra Girls Grammar School. The full list of State, Territory and National winners can be found here: https://historychallenge.org.au/2022-winners/
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The National History Challenge is a project of the History Teacher’s Association and is an annual research-based competition for students from Year 5-12. It provides entrants an opportunity to become historians by critically examining Australia’s past, in a broader sense, in a community sense or a personal family sense. Awards are given at State and National levels. Students can submit entries as a research essay, 3D Model or other format such as podcast, webpage, performance or multimedia presentation. The Theme of the 2022 National History Challenge was “Causes and Consequences”, and the main criteria for an entry for the Category of “Australian Women’s History” is that the subject is an Australian woman or group of women, living or dead.
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Susan du Rand, Head of History, Brisbane Grammar School; the Hon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education; Edward Gracey; Dr Petrina Schiavi, Secretary and Director of NFAW.
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Margaret Reid AO presenting the National award for Australian Women’s History to Edward Gracey
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Sally Moyle, Vice-President NFAW and Elizabeth van der Walt, ACT Young Historian
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Tilly Seddon, ACT winner of the Australian Women’s History category of the National History Awards
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Australian Women’s Archives Program (AWAP)
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AWAP has been awarded a 2022 ACT Heritage Grant to write expanded entries for women on the ACT Women’s Honour Roll who do not currently have entries on AWAP’s Australian Women’s Register. Honour Roll entries are typically brief: the fuller Register entries will also provide information and links to research resources such as oral history interviews, archival collections and publications by or about the women.
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New entries will include women on the ACT Honour Walk; who were ACT finalists in the various Australian of the Year categories; women known to have publicly accessible archival resources; as well as some glaring omissions, such as ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee.
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The project will also test new functionality being developed for the Register, making contribution of new entries much simpler. The long-overdue Register redevelopment is being supported with funding from the University of Melbourne Arts Faculty. The database will be migrated to newer, open-source software supporting many back-end improvements. The website will also be redesigned. The new website will be launched early in 2023.
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AWAP Management Committee Chair
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Subscription for 2023
Your NFAW Membership Subscription for Individual membership may be expiring soon!
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We hope you continue with us as a member of NFAW, supporting major initiatives such as our Gender Lens on the Budget. This report provides the most expert, detailed analysis of the budget impact on women compiled outside government, and is a valued source document for governments, advocates, academics and the community.
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Your support allows us to continue this type of important work towards improved outcomes for Australian women. If your Membership is already connected to a Stripe plan, your membership will renew automatically on expiry date via Stripe using your selected payment method/credit card. If you need to update your credit card details, please update it directly in your Stripe account. To update or change your membership, please visit the Member Area.
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Please do not hesitate to email us at nfaw@nfaw.org if you have any queries.
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DONATIONS + BEQUESTS
NFAW was established through a $50,000 bequest by Pamela Denoon, with a further $50,000 dedicated to the Pamela Denoon Trust for special projects. Philanthropy is part of NFAW’s DNA.
In the past year NFAW has been working towards obtaining philanthropic support that will allow us to continue to put our independent, apolitical case with confidence and freedom, and without fear or favour. NFAW is not willing to wait another generation to get action – we want action on gender equality now. By leaving a gift in your Will to NFAW you will be making a unique commitment to ensure our teams can continue to do vital work. You will also be helping to provide a lasting legacy on gender equality.
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If you are interested in having a discussion about this, then please contact Kate Gunn Fundraising, Marketing and Membership Committee.
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On the Horizon
Feb 2023 – NFAW will be holding a special network night in Sydney, more news shortly!
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