Women's Legal Service NSW

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER FOR AN ALL-STAFF INTERNAL TRAINING DAY. Please leave a message and we will get back to you or try contacting us again on Thursday 12 September Alternatively, you can contact LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529.

We are delighted to see Women's Legal Services specifically named in Friday's Funding announcement by National Cabinet. This recognises Womens Legal Services as specialist, gender-specific services with expertise in domestic/family and sexual violence that keep women safe. More info in the Women's Legal Services Australia media release here: https://lnkd.in/g9wK_28n Mark Dreyfus Jodie Harrison Katy Gallagher

Registration is now open for next week's webinar where we are joined by solicitors from the Tenants' Union of NSW to take a deep dive into the issues and barriers facing women renters, and the ways that caseworkers and social workers can support them. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gB3AAMP8

We welcome the next round of reforms to the Family Law Act.

A year ago, we released our first app! Our free online resource, Willow - Women's Legal on the Go is available to download and provides quick access for community workers and their clients. This tool has been extremely well received in the community. Get it on your phone now for ready access to easy simplified legal information in the areas of our legal expertise. Check out Willow here: https://willow.org.au/

'Most young women aged 18-28 perceive sexual assault as “inevitable”, a study by the Young Women's Alliance has revealed today. The study surveyed over 3,000 young women over the last 2 years. The study found: - Over 40% of women living in remote or regional areas said they had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. - Almost 30% of young women said they believed their educational experiences had been disadvantaged by their gender.  - 0ver 80% of young women wanted more support from government. Women’s Legal Service has provided free legal help for 42 years. If you have been sexually assaulted, discriminated against or sexually harassed at work, contact us for advice. https://lnkd.in/gsX3nFek

Community legal centres help hundreds of thousands of people every year to resolve everyday legal problems. They play a crucial role preventing and responding to domestic and family violence. Frontline family law and family violence services make up the largest areas of work for many of the 150+ centres across Australia. The 2024 Federal Budget failed to provide the urgent funding boost and long-term funding security the community legal sector desperately needs. With less than a year’s guaranteed funding left, community legal centres are in the most uncertain position we have faced in a decade. The costs to our communities of the chronic underfunding of community legal centres include: • More people in prisons and hospitals • Women and children stuck in dangerous situations for longer • People losing their homes and becoming homeless • Households and individuals overwhelmed by debt and financial problems • Families stuck in conflict over custody, child support and family law issues • Asylum seekers facing exploitation due to their visa status. #SaveCommunityLegalCentres: End the funding crisis calls on governments to step up and provide fair funding to community legal centres: • $35 million this year to address the workforce crisis. • At least $270 million per year for community legal centres from 1 July 2025, committed by December 2024. • $95 million for frontline domestic and family violence work. Jim Chalmers MP @katy-gallagher-310590293 Community Legal Centres NSW Community Legal Centres Australia

$$$$ TODAY IS EQUAL PAY DAY $$$$ Today, the 19th of August, marks the extra 50 days after the end of the financial year that Australian women must work to earn the same, on average, as men did last year. The national #genderpaygap measures the difference between the average weekly full-time base salary earnings of women and men, expressed as a percentage of men’s earnings. It is a measure of women’s overall position in the paid workforce and does not compare like roles. Research by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has identified three main contributors to Australia’s gender pay gap: 1️⃣ - gender discrimination (36%) 2️⃣ - care, family responsibilities and workforce participation (33%), 3️⃣ - gender segregation by job type and industry (24%) We have a free advice service for women who have experienced or are experiencing, gendered discrimination, harassment or unequal treatment in their workplace. https://lnkd.in/dqbGZujF And we also offer online information: https://lnkd.in/gwuzKpcr

The Respect at Work Strategy sets out SafeWork NSW’s four-year plan for the prevention of harmful, gender-based behaviours across NSW workplaces, with an initial focus on sexual harassment. As part of the plan SafeWork NSW have created this resource to help businesses understand their responsibilities: https://lnkd.in/g9jbgWyt Here at Women's Legal Service NSW we offer free advice for women who have experienced gendered discrimination, harassment or violence in their workplace. Find out more https://lnkd.in/dqbGZujF NSW Fair Trading NSW Industrial Relations Fair Work Commission #respectatwork #safework #enddiscrimination

This is a great little campaign video to come out of the UK... #justdont