Events and Workshops
2024 Victorian Enabling Women Leadership Program
Apply now for our 2024 statewide Enabling Women Leadership Program.
This Program is for women and non-binary people with disability, who want to learn more about their human rights, speaking up, and how to be a leader.
Participants will gain confidence, make new connections, and work with a mentor to achieve a leadership goal.
View and download our Program flyer:
Enabling Women Program flyer – Word version
Enabling Women Program flyer – PDF version
Visit our Enabling Women Leadership Program page for more information and to apply.
Applications close 11:59pm, Thursday April 11th.
For more information or help to apply, contact Bridget Jolley.
Phone: 03 9286 7813
Email: [email protected]
3-Part Online Professional Development: Enhancing Gender and Disability Inclusive Practice
Register now for a series of three (3) online workshops, for social and community service professionals, to learn about how gender and disability inequality drives violence, and how you can prevent it.
Details
Session 1: Tuesday 23 April, 12:30pm–3:30pm
Session 2: Tuesday 30 April, 12:30pm–3:30pm
Session 3: Tuesday 7 May, 12:30pm–3:30pm
Registrations close Tuesday 9 April 2024
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost
All 3 sessions: $350 employed professionals/ $250 student/ concession
Individual sessions: $125 employed professionals/ $90 student/ concession
What you will learn
Session 1: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities (Prerequisite for Sessions 2 and 3)
- How gender and disability inequality intersect to create disadvantage for women with disabilities
- Impacts of violence against women with disabilities
- New models of understanding disability and addressing ableism
Session 2: Gender and Disability Drivers of Violence
- How our everyday actions and practice can contribute to violence against women with disabilities
- How gender and disability equitable practice can create change to end violence
- Introducing concepts of inclusive and accessible practice
Session 3: Prevention in Action
- Strategies and tools to prevent violence against women with disabilities
- Resistance and backlash
- Bystander action
The series is facilitated by women with lived experience of disabilities and centres the voices of lived experience. It is evidence-based, aligning with the latest research on disability, Our Watch’s Changing the Landscape, and the Preventing Family Violence & Violence against Women Capability Framework.
For more information contact the Gender and Disability Workforce Development Team (03) 9286 7800 or [email protected].
Quarterly Conversations: Chat with our BGLA Winner, Melanie Guiney.
Women with Disabilities Victoria are pleased to invite you to the upcoming March Quarterly Conversations, a FREE online Members event.
This valuable conversation with the 2023 Brenda Gabe Leadership Award Winner, Melanie Guiney, is not one to miss!
Melanie champions the right for all people to experience safe relationships and intimacy through sexuality education for people with cognitive disability, development disability and Autism. Her work reduces sexual harm and violence to women and girls with disability and influences the disability sector and community attitudes to enable positive sexuality for people with disability.
More details to come. You must be a WDV member to attend.
When: Wednesday 27 March, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Where: Online via zoom.
If you would like more information about this event, please contact Elysia Johnston on [email protected] or phone 03 9286 7814.
Image description: White social media tile with purple accents, purple and orange font, wording as above. There is an image of event guest speaker, Melanie Guiney, smiling and facing the camera. She has auburn, curly hair and she’s wearing an olive green shirt.
Invitation to join the Experts in Our Health Community of Practice for advocates
Who we’re looking for:
Women and Non-Binary People with Disabilities who want to:
• Advocate for accessible health services
• Share experiences and learn from other advocates
• Be part of an advocacy community
People advocate in different ways. We are looking for women and non-binary people with disabilities who’d like to share and learn more about advocacy.
Advocacy can be:
• Being a part of a disability leadership group
• Being on an advisory committee
• Advocating as part of your job
• Being an advocate for yourself
What’s Involved:
The Experts in Our Health Community of Practice for women and non-binary people with disabilities will run from September 2023 until April 2024. Meetings will be held online and run for 2 hours. The Community of Practice will meet once every month. There will be 8 sessions.
How to Apply:
Please fill in the Health Experts CoP for Women and Non-Binary People with Disabilities Expression of Interest Form linked via the button below:
You can also contact:
Rosie Granland on 03 9286 7816 or email [email protected] or
Dee Henry on 03 9286 7801 or [email protected].
New Podcast - From the Outskirts - Regional and Rural Women with Disability
Welcome to one in a series of podcasts about women from rural and regional Victoria and Melbourne outer east living with disabilities.
In this episode, Liz Wright talks with Elise Stewart, CEO of Deaf Hub, Bendigo. Whilst Elise discusses some challenging topics, she’s funny and honest and this is a really fascinating conversation.
Some of the content contains swearing and some of the content may be considered triggering.
Please enjoy and if you have any issues, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Community Hub Events
WDV facilitates five leadership networks (Hubs) for women and non-binary people with disabilities in local regions. Our Hub members get together regularly and support each other in their leadership, advocacy and empowerment goals. Join a hub to get involved in their events.
3-Part Online Professional Development: Enhancing Gender and Disability Inclusive Practice
Register now for a series of three (3) online workshops, for social and community service professionals, to learn about how gender and disability inequality drives violence, and how you can prevent it.
Details
Session 1: Tuesday 23 April, 12:30pm–3:30pm
Session 2: Tuesday 30 April, 12:30pm–3:30pm
Session 3: Tuesday 7 May, 12:30pm–3:30pm
Registrations close Tuesday 9 April 2024
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost
All 3 sessions: $350 employed professionals/ $250 student/ concession
Individual sessions: $125 employed professionals/ $90 student/ concession
What you will learn
Session 1: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities (Prerequisite for Sessions 2 and 3)
- How gender and disability inequality intersect to create disadvantage for women with disabilities
- Impacts of violence against women with disabilities
- New models of understanding disability and addressing ableism
Session 2: Gender and Disability Drivers of Violence
- How our everyday actions and practice can contribute to violence against women with disabilities
- How gender and disability equitable practice can create change to end violence
- Introducing concepts of inclusive and accessible practice
Session 3: Prevention in Action
- Strategies and tools to prevent violence against women with disabilities
- Resistance and backlash
- Bystander action
The series is facilitated by women with lived experience of disabilities and centres the voices of lived experience. It is evidence-based, aligning with the latest research on disability, Our Watch’s Changing the Landscape, and the Preventing Family Violence & Violence against Women Capability Framework.
For more information contact the Gender and Disability Workforce Development Team (03) 9286 7800 or [email protected].
Quarterly Conversations: Chat with our BGLA Winner, Melanie Guiney.
Women with Disabilities Victoria are pleased to invite you to the upcoming March Quarterly Conversations, a FREE online Members event.
This valuable conversation with the 2023 Brenda Gabe Leadership Award Winner, Melanie Guiney, is not one to miss!
Melanie champions the right for all people to experience safe relationships and intimacy through sexuality education for people with cognitive disability, development disability and Autism. Her work reduces sexual harm and violence to women and girls with disability and influences the disability sector and community attitudes to enable positive sexuality for people with disability.
More details to come. You must be a WDV member to attend.
When: Wednesday 27 March, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Where: Online via zoom.
If you would like more information about this event, please contact Elysia Johnston on [email protected] or phone 03 9286 7814.
Image description: White social media tile with purple accents, purple and orange font, wording as above. There is an image of event guest speaker, Melanie Guiney, smiling and facing the camera. She has auburn, curly hair and she’s wearing an olive green shirt.
Invitation to join the Experts in Our Health Community of Practice for advocates
Who we’re looking for:
Women and Non-Binary People with Disabilities who want to:
• Advocate for accessible health services
• Share experiences and learn from other advocates
• Be part of an advocacy community
People advocate in different ways. We are looking for women and non-binary people with disabilities who’d like to share and learn more about advocacy.
Advocacy can be:
• Being a part of a disability leadership group
• Being on an advisory committee
• Advocating as part of your job
• Being an advocate for yourself
What’s Involved:
The Experts in Our Health Community of Practice for women and non-binary people with disabilities will run from September 2023 until April 2024. Meetings will be held online and run for 2 hours. The Community of Practice will meet once every month. There will be 8 sessions.
How to Apply:
Please fill in the Health Experts CoP for Women and Non-Binary People with Disabilities Expression of Interest Form linked via the button below:
You can also contact:
Rosie Granland on 03 9286 7816 or email [email protected] or
Dee Henry on 03 9286 7801 or [email protected].
New Podcast - From the Outskirts - Regional and Rural Women with Disability
Welcome to one in a series of podcasts about women from rural and regional Victoria and Melbourne outer east living with disabilities.
In this episode, Liz Wright talks with Elise Stewart, CEO of Deaf Hub, Bendigo. Whilst Elise discusses some challenging topics, she’s funny and honest and this is a really fascinating conversation.
Some of the content contains swearing and some of the content may be considered triggering.
Please enjoy and if you have any issues, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Community Hub Events
WDV facilitates five leadership networks (Hubs) for women and non-binary people with disabilities in local regions. Our Hub members get together regularly and support each other in their leadership, advocacy and empowerment goals. Join a hub to get involved in their events.
Quarterly Conversations
Quarterly Conversations is an online event that will deliver a guest or panel every three months, talking about topics and ideas of interest to our members.
The next event is in March 2024.
This is a free event for members, via zoom. Keep an eye on our social media or your emails for a link to register.
Invitation to join the Experts in Our Health Community of Practice for advocates
Who we’re looking for:
Women and Non-Binary People with Disabilities who want to:
• Advocate for accessible health services
• Share experiences and learn from other advocates
• Be part of an advocacy community
People advocate in different ways. We are looking for women and non-binary people with disabilities who’d like to share and learn more about advocacy.
Advocacy can be:
• Being a part of a disability leadership group
• Being on an advisory committee
• Advocating as part of your job
• Being an advocate for yourself
What’s Involved:
The Experts in Our Health Community of Practice for women and non-binary people with disabilities will run from September 2023 until April 2024. Meetings will be held online and run for 2 hours. The Community of Practice will meet once every month. There will be 8 sessions.
How to Apply:
Please fill in the Health Experts CoP for Women and Non-Binary People with Disabilities Expression of Interest Form linked via the button below:
You can also contact:
Rosie Granland on 03 9286 7816 or email [email protected] or
Dee Henry on 03 9286 7801 or [email protected].