Women Speak Tasmania

Tag: 2015

  • UTAS Women’s Collective: A New Meaning for Inclusive?

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    In six decades of life as a woman, I’ve seen countless expressions of patriarchy. From the family favouritism shown to my brothers, to the societal and workplace inequities of single parenthood, and now the creeping social oblivion of female middle age. I’ve studied and worked in the male dominated professions of accounting and law, and…

  • Amnesty International Condemned over Fast-Tracking of Sex Laws Policy

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    Human Rights and Women’s groups along with Survivors have been outraged over the continued attempt by Amnesty International to rail road through their policy on prostitution after being exposed for failing to properly consult with their international membership base and stakeholders. The proposed Amnesty International International Council policy calling for the decriminalisation of sex work…

  • Amnesty Members put No Confidence Motion in Amnesty Australia Board at Hobart AGM

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    Members of Amnesty International Australia last Saturday (16th May), put a No Confidence Motion in the Amnesty International Australia Board over their actions on Amnesty’s proposed new sex law policy. Two resolutions were put before the Tasmanian Amnesty AGM including a No Confidence Motion in the AIA Board and a resolution on all members right…