By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations & Peace & Human Rights Adviser While the feminist heart in me wanted Hilary Clinton to finally break the most powerful ‘glass ceiling’ in political history, my pragmatic head
By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser In a place of beauty, extraordinary legacies, change, and vibrant histories, indelible ghosts hover, whisper and smile……the Arts are still highly valued, not as fluffy stuff,
By Jennifer Ann Davies, NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser A New Year with New Opportunities! New Ways of evoking poetic versions of our fluid reality exist….be they through rhythmic sound effects, scratching pens, humming electronic
As an organisation that promotes the values and the work of the United Nations, the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) sees the economic empowerment of women and girls as central to the protection, promotion
By Lisa Daly, 2016 Bursary Recipient I had the honour to receive this year’s bursary sponsored by Member of Parliament, Tracy Davis. This bursary is awarded to a woman studying at PhD level whose research
By Tric Gibson, Psychologist When delivering a talk recently I asked the audience to guess which actress said the following: “Why would anyone want to see me in a movie, and I don’t know how
Is there any need to remind us – members of the International Council of Women – that The International Day of Peace is dedicated to the absence of war and violence? Surely not! Since 1982,
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is 15th June so as to raise community awareness around the world. As a representative of Older People Speak Out (OPSO), TOGETHER WITH Roz Young (another member of OPSO), I
By Marjorie Voss OAM As the proud recipient of an OAM within the Australian honours system I have noted that in Queensland there appears to be a smaller percentage of women as against men who