Advancing gender equality, diversity and inclusion at work | Communications strategist | Storyteller | Proud ally
April has been a particularly distressing month for women across Australia. It seems like each morning we wake to news that another woman has been murdered (not 'lost their life' - murdered), and these are just the stories we hear about. Mothers. Sisters. Daughters. Friends. Colleagues. Gone forever, swept up in the wave of gender-based violence that is tearing through our country. Sadly, many of these deaths could have been prevented, compounding the tragedy of bright lives cut too short and highlighting the failings of our justice system. It's easy to feel helpless. I know I often do. But there are small steps we can each take. Show up to rallies. Write to our MPs demanding funding and reform. Sign the petitions. Call out those who deny the problem. Make it known to the people around you that you are a safe space for them. Educate yourself on signs of domestic, financial and emotional abuse. Hold the men in your life accountable. Be accountable yourself. Model to your children what a healthy and safe relationship looks like. It is imperative that we come together and demand change. Today, if you can, please consider donating to the below charities which are doing incredible work to help end gender-based violence and to support victims. *** Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre (WAGEC) - a feminist, grassroots organisation that supports women and families in crisis and advocates for social change in the community: https://lnkd.in/gmv-4VnM The Lisa Harnum Foundation (Official) - striving to prevent family violence and end the cycle of abuse through education and social change: https://lnkd.in/g_dGC8bb
