Women Speak Tasmania

Tag: 2024

  • Restoring Biological Reality in Tasmanian Law: Ivan Dean’s Amendments

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    The Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 – Amendments by Ivan Dean aimed to roll back Tasmania’s radical gender reforms and restore clarity, honesty, and fairness in law. What the Amendments Do Why This Matters Tasmania’s gender reforms replaced biological truth with ideology, leaving women and children vulnerable: Dean’s amendments restore common sense…

  • Ivan Dean Bill – Alternate Bill for Gender Reforms

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    Purpose of the Amendments The proposed amendments sought to roll back aspects of Tasmania’s gender law reforms by narrowing definitions and replacing “gender” with “biological sex” throughout relevant legislation. Key Changes Proposed Implications In short: Ivan Dean’s amendments aimed to undo much of Tasmania’s 2018 gender reforms by removing legal recognition of “gender identity” and…

  • Statistics Show That HALF of Trans-Identified Men in Prison Are Sex Offenders

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    Eva Kurilova’s excellent article detailing prison data from different countries, including Australia. The justice system has fail vulnerable women by allowing men who identify as women to enter female prisons. Many Western countries are transferring men into women’s prisons and calling this violation of women’s human rights “progress.” Eva wrote. Fair Go for Queensland Women…

  • It’s time to re-evaluate the ABC’s ties with ACON – Letter to Kim Williams

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    A non-partisan coalition of feminist and LGB groups has written to Kim Williams, ABC Chair, to express our concerns about the ABC’s relationship with the advocacy group ACON. We are especially concerned that the ABC’s membership of ACON/Pride in Diversity and its participation in ACON’s Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) compromises the ABC’s independence and undermines the…

  • Out and About at Salamanca Market

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    This morning, Elizabeth and Isla spent time at Salamanca Market in Hobart, walking through the stalls, meeting locals, and sharing conversations about our advocacy work. Our T-shirts sparked many discussions. Some people stopped to chat, with overwhelming support expressed for protecting children in schools and upholding parents’ rights. Many were appalled at what is happening…

  • Opinion: Do Women Still Exist in Australia?

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    The Tickle vs Giggle case, finally concluded in the Federal Court of Australia on 23 August 2024, has raised profound questions about the meaning of womanhood in contemporary law. Justice Robert Bromwich ruled that Sall Grover, owner of the women-only app Giggle for Girls, had indirectly discriminated against trans-woman Roxanne Tickle. This case marked the…

  • Advocating for Girls: WST’s Submission to the Inquiry into Discrimination & Bullying

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    Women Speak Tasmania is a non-profit dedicated to protecting the rights of women and girls—has welcomed the Tasmanian Government’s inquiry into discrimination and bullying in schools. We hope that our submission points to a deeply worrying trend: the infusion of gender ideology into teacher training, posing risks to students and educators alike. Key Highlights from…

  • Inquiry into Discrimination and Bullying in Tasmanian Schools

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    Dear Committee Members, Women Speak Tasmania is a non profit organization advocating for women and young girls rights in the state of Tasmania, we welcome the government Inquiry into Discrimination And Bullying in Tasmanian schools. We want to use this opportunity to inform you that recently WST was alerted to the content of a program…

  • Safer Student Bathrooms in Tasmania: A Step Forward, But Are There Hidden Risks?

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    What is the Safer Student Bathrooms Program? The Tasmanian Government’s Safer Student Bathrooms Program was announced in the 2021 election commitments. Launched with the goal of making school toilets safer, reduce bullying, and improve student wellbeing. Backed by a $6.3 million investment, the program has already been rolled out in several schools including Huonville High…

  • Education Minister Jo Palmer should axe political lobby group’s teacher training program– leaked documents.

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    Women Speak Tasmania have called on the Minister for Education Jo Palmer to immediately axe a teacher training program being delivered to all Primary and Secondary Teachers by political lobby group Working It Out on behalf of the Department of Education, Children and Young People. ‘Leaked documents show the training program “Supporting Sexuality, Sex and…