Gender Matters Competitors

We are a national leader in the prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

Women’s Health West (WHW) is a local non-profit committed to improving equity and justice for women in Melbourne's west. We deliver family violence response and health promotion services. Our health promotion, research and development program plans and implements activities designed to promote women’s health, safety and wellbeing across three key areas – sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and prevention of violence and discrimination. Our family violence service provides women and children with the range of services they require while in crisis – such as court support, crisis housing and case management – through to services designed to promote healing and recovery, such as women’s and children’s counselling. We work collaboratively with communities, government and local agencies, and provide secondary consultation for health, community and other service providers.

We are the experts in gender-responsive housing and homelessness solutions.