ABOUT
About Us
Working Women's Centres are not-for-profit, community organisations that support women employees or women who wish to work, whatever their age, ethnicity or work status, by providing a free and confidential service on work related issues. We work primarily with women who are not represented by a union, their own lawyer or other advocate.
Our Objectives
To increase women's participation in and contribution to workplace arrangements that improve their income and conditions, including:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
- Women from non-English speaking culturally diverse backgrounds
- Migrants, visa holders and international students
- Women who have a disability
- Women in regional, rural and remote areas
- Women with family responsibilities
- Women of mature age
- Young women
- Women experiencing domestic and family violence
- Women experiencing mental health issues
- Trans Women
- Small business employers of the above groups
What we do:
- Provide information, advice and support to women on work issues
- Initiate and implement training programs on working women's issues
- Respond to specific issues related to cultural diversity in the workplace
- Develop resources on issues facing women in the workforce
- Work with unions in their efforts to gain true equality for women members
- Encourage women to take an active part in their union
- Actively promote equal employment opportunity for women through policy development, committees and campaigns
- Refer you to other people if we can't help you
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