New economic research emerging in the wake of COVID-19, demonstrates that women continue to suffer greater disadvantage in relation to part-time and ongoing employment opportunities due to additional caring responsibilities in the home 😔 🙅♀️ Further, women have not had the greater benefit of Government stimulus packages throughout this time, as funding available has disproportionately assisted male-focused…
During the COVID19 Pandemic, Monash University surveyed 166 Family Violence Victim Support Practitioners, over a four week period, to ascertain the impacts the virus was having in our community. Sadly, 60% of practitioners explained they saw an increase in the frequency of violence against women… 🗣 Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon stated, “the research highlights the importance…
Last month, CAWLS Health Justice Partnership Legal Practitioners, Sally & Sophie, delivered training on identifying & responding to family and domestic violence virtually using ‘Zoom’ 💻 This training was a shorter version of CAWLS’ full-day training that is usually delivered quarterly face-to-face, prior to COVID19 👥 Delivering the training via Zoom saw 46 participants join…
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Caitlin O’Brien, whose life was ended by her partner of ten years in June last year. He had previously been convicted for assaulting her in 2010. Yesterday, the man was sentenced to 22 years’ jail and will be eligible for parole after serving 16 years……
Excitingly, our Tennant Creek office has now reopened! The COVID-19 Pandemic may have forced a shutdown of our physical office, however, our Tennant Creek legal practitioner, Anisha, continued to work for women from her home office during this period If you are in Tennant Creek and would like to speak with a lawyer, call us…
We are all healing from something… Let’s be kind & look out for each other, always 🙏🌻 If you need to speak with a lawyer for some advice, we are here and ready to assist ☎️ 1800 684 055
Now accepting online registrations ▶️ https://bit.ly/2APHzdC CAWLS welcomes the community to join our free training seminar, to gain a deeper insight and knowledge into how to identify domestic violence and respond to disclosures of domestic violence (including referral pathways). Training DetailsDate: Friday 26 June 2020 Time: 9am – 1pm (includes a short break) ✨ Following our…
📢 Say it louder for the people in the back! If you need to speak with a lawyer for some advice, we are here and ready to assist. Call us on ☎️ 1800 684 055 on Monday-Friday from 8:30am – 5:00pm
POSITION VACANT | Receptionist 👩💼 🔎 Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. is recruiting for a Receptionist to join our team to provide quality administration services to support the general office functions & our legal team To learn more, please visit ➡ www.cawls.org.au/cawls-employment-opportunities For more information or to submit your application☎️ 08 8952 4055📧 recruitment@cawls.org.au Applications close Sunday 21 June
Domestic Violence related deaths have reached a staggering high in May. MORE needs to be done to protect the women and families affected by this. Let’s ALL make a commitment to have the hard talks with family and friends. Encourage conversations and discussions about what is unacceptable in our community. Read news.com.au’s feature ➡️ https://bit.ly/30hNeE3
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