Enabling Women Leadership Program
Our Watch: This is Prevention featuring WDV’s Enabling Women Leadership Program
Applications are now open for our upcoming Enabling Women Leadership Program for women and gender diverse people with disabilities. Starting April 2, 2025.
Primary prevention is about stopping gender-based violence before it starts.
In this powerful video from Australia’s leader in primary prevention Our Watch, WDV and the Enabling Women Leadership Program are celebrated for their outstanding work in the primary prevention of violence against women and gender diverse people with disabilities. WDV Women’s Empowerment Officer – Youth and Leadership Programs, Bridget Jolley highlights the ongoing impact of Enabling Women and why investing in disability-led programs continues to be vital for our community.
“We need to recognise and address that violence is an issue. When we are talking about prevention knowing that you have networks and that you have community is really important so that they can speak up or that they have a place to go.”
Our thanks to Our Watch for featuring WDV in this important series and to all our Enabling Women community who appeared in the video.
Watch: This Is Prevention: People with disability | Women with Disabilities Victoria on YouTube.
Watch other videos in the This is Prevention video series from Our Watch: This is Prevention – YouTube
The Victorian Enabling Women Leadership Program
A leadership and mentor program for women and gender diverse people with disabilities.
During the Program Participants:
- build confidence
- explore who they are
- reflect on their strengths (the things they’re good at)
- learn more about their human rights
- practice speaking up
- work with a mentor to achieve a leadership goal
- become a better leader in their community.
The Program is hybrid so participants can join in person at WDV’s Melbourne office, or online via Zoom.
Program sessions run weekly on Wednesdays for 8 weeks. A Graduation Celebration also follows.
The program is FREE, and includes all session materials, handouts, craft supplies, and snacks.
We are not taking new applications right now.
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If you want to know more or ask questions about the Program.
Please email [email protected] or call 03 9286 7813
10 Years of the Enabling Women Program
WDV’s Enabling Women Leadership Program has been empowering women with disabilities since 2013. To celebrate this milestone, WDV’s Community Inclusion and Women’s Empowerment team held a special event at the Geelong Art Centre and there launched a 10 year celebration magazine and commemorative video. Find out more on our EW10 page.
