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Women Lawyers Association of NSW
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22.01.2022 Get 10% off the FULL PRICE of the CORNELL VOICE MASTERCLASS a world-class online training course for a VOICE OF INFLUENCE! Visit our website for further information and some great tips from Lucy! https://womenlawyersnsw.org.au//cornell-voice-masterclass/
20.01.2022 Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration Presented by the Don Dunstan Foundation Pat Anderson AO received a standing ovation at the Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration, after an inspiring and powerful speech honouring the strength and grace of Lowitja in her pursuit of justice. She (Lowitja) has never stopped campaigning for justice for us...with characteristic toughness, humour and grace."... Now it’s our turn we need a protected Voice. Watch now.
20.01.2022 The Australian Institute of Family Studies is researching compliance and enforcement of family law parenting orders and invites parents and carers with parenting orders from the family law courts to participate in a survey: https://tinyurl.com/cefpo-non-wa
15.01.2022 The Law Council’s 2013 National Attrition and Re-Engagement Study (NARS) found that one in four women have experienced sexual harassment in their legal workplace. Similarly, The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) identified that women in the legal profession experienced higher rates of sexual harassment (61 per cent) than was the case for women in all Australian workplaces (39 per cent). It is a key reason why women leave the law. And despite its awareness, it isn’t going away, with the AHRC further identifying that one in four legal professionals have experienced sexual harassment in the sector within the last 12 months, and 57 per cent within the last five years.
14.01.2022 During the last federal election, the current Morrison government had echoed calls from all sides of politics that a National Integrity Commission would be legislated in the first 12 months of the term, but nothing has been done in the three years since. The broken promise has frustrated many within the legal fraternity, including judges.
11.01.2022 Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) supports emerging, middle, and senior women leaders across all sectors and industries. Our career-defining leadership programs bring together a focus on applied learning with the latest in leadership theory and practice. We believe that advancing gender equity, especially in leadership, is central to creating a more fair and inclusive society. Scholarships of $1000-$5000 per person are available for women in the legal sector To encourage more women to step into leadership roles across the legal sector, WLA is offering scholarships for three leadership development courses. Apply by 10 September or find out more by clicking here: https://www.wla.edu.au/legal.html
