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2023 Annual NFAW Dinner

Annual NFAW Dinner at The National Press Club Canberra
Tuesday 14 November, 2023

Waltzing Matilda: How is Australia faring on gender equality?

Link to review keynote address by Natasha Stott Despoja AO
Waltzing Matildas: How is Australia Faring on Gender Equality? – BroadAgenda

No country or community has achieved gender equality, including Australia. Estimates are that it will take 300 years before men and women are treated equally in public and private life worldwide.

At the United Nations, we are not only dealing with countries which have been slow to advance gender equality, we are now confronted by countries actively backtracking on women’s rights. The backlash is real.

But, there are also powerful changes underway. Significant markers — such as the Women’s World Cup and the ‘Matilda Effect’* — show we can change hearts and minds when it comes to gender equality,

This is not women’s problem: this is everybody’s business.

Natasha Stott Despoja AO is an Australian politician, diplomat, gender equality advocate and author.

Natasha is a former Senator, political party leader and Ambassador. She is a Professor in the Practice of Politics at ANU.

In 2020, Natasha was elected by the General Assembly of the United Nations as a member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Natasha was the founding Chair of Our Watch (2013-2021), and served as Australia’s Global Ambassador for Women and Girls (2013-2016), working to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment around the world.

Natasha is a Principal at Deloitte and currently serves as a non-executive Director of The Australian Ballet, Global Citizen and Carrie’s Beanies for Brain Cancer. She is also a member of the Broad Agenda 50:50 by 2030 Advisory Group and the George Washington Global Women’s Leadership Council.

Many thanks to our sponsors on the night:

Sponsor: KIAH
Sponsor Intersection
Sponsor Synergy
Sonsor: Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson Lawyers
Sponsor: National Press Club





Details

Date:
November 14, 2023
Time:
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.npc.org.au/event/2023/1239-national-foundation-for-australian-women-nfaw-annual-dinner

Organiser

National Press Club, Canberra

Venue

National Press Club, Canberra
16 National Circuit
Barton, ACT 2600 Australia
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