Tuesday, 8 March 2022
Members statements
International Women’s Day
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Table of contents
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Bills
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Bill 2021
- Major Events Legislation Amendment (Unauthorised Ticket Packages and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Service Victoria Amendment Bill 2021
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Bills
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Bill 2021
- Major Events Legislation Amendment (Unauthorised Ticket Packages and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Service Victoria Amendment Bill 2021
International Women’s Day
Ms COUZENS (Geelong) (12:51): International Women’s Day is a celebration for all women, and it is time to look to the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women right across the world. To our sisters in the Ukraine and Russia and to our sisters dealing with flood disaster in New South Wales and Queensland, our thoughts are with you as you deal with the many challenges ahead.
International Women’s Day is also an important time for reflection, because it is clear that gender inequality persists across almost every aspect of a woman’s life, particularly Aboriginal women, women with disabilities, women from multicultural communities and other vulnerable women. I want to acknowledge and thank the Minister for Women for her fantastic work for the women of Victoria. I am also proud to say that in Geelong there is a great deal of activity to promote and celebrate International Women’s Day across this week. On Saturday I attended the Geelong Trades Hall women unionists International Women’s Day breakfast to celebrate working women and discuss the impact of climate change on women.
On Sunday I attended Sweetfest, an opportunity to showcase the talent of young women in the Geelong region and get the arts and music scene back out there. What a great line-up of amazing, talented young women it was: students from Belmont High, Lara Secondary College and Surf Coast Secondary College; the Sweethearts, Libby Steel, Cry Baby, Ella Sweeney, Young Hearts and Sirens along with well-known artists Emma Donovan and Sarah Carroll; and many other young women performing. The Committee for Geelong breakfast, the City of Greater Geelong Women in Community Life Awards event— (Time expired)