On Saturday 21st March, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Working Women’s Centre SA has released its organisational Anti-Racism Statement.

Racism in Australia continues to create unconscionable gaps in health outcomes, employment, education and wealth, and it’s up to everyone to change this through active anti-racist efforts.  

The Working Women’s Centre commits to practicing anti-racism and centering the voices of women of colour and First Nations women. 

The full statement can be found here. 

This week the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence released its report, With Courage: South Australia’s vision beyond violence. We congratulate Natasha Stott Despoja AO and everyone who contributed to this report, in particular specialised services and those who shared their own lived experiences of domestic, family and sexual violence.

The report highlights the evidence that the majority of adult victim-survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence are women, and that this violence is deeply gendered, rooted in harmful patriarchal norms. With Courage is a rare, vital opportunity and a call to action, setting out clear steps to create a safer and more equal society.

We welcome the government’s immediate acceptance of seven recommendations and we join the call from Embolden for the government to prioritise sustainable funding for DFSV services. The report sets out a blueprint for change, and we look forward to working with the government, workplaces and the community to embrace this opportunity.

The Working Women’s Centre commits to playing our part by taking courageous action to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence. We are still making our way through the report, and we look forward to thinking through how these recommendations apply at a workplace level.

Read the report from the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence here.