Our hearts are so full … our social feeds have been flooded with love, shout outs and messages of appreciation & support for the incredible women of Central Australia and the world today, as everyone celebrates International Women’s Day 2022 
CAWLS are a strong team of diverse, independent, unique & passionate women,…
Why women only services? 
… because, 71% of domestic family violence assaults in the Northern Territory are committed by a current or former intimate partner 
Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) Top End Women’s Legal Service (TEWLS) Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service (KWILS)
Police in the Northern Territory are less likely to pursue a sexual assault report than police in any other state or territory… 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/sexual-assaults-reported-to-nt-police-least-likely-to-be-pursued/11917478 Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) Top End Women’s Legal Service (TEWLS) Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service (KWILS)
Why women only services? … because, the rate of sexual assault in the Northern Territory is 50% higher than the national rate … and 91% of sexual assault victims are women 
Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) Top End Women’s Legal Service (TEWLS) Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service (KWILS)
ALL women deserve an equal future … free from stigma, stereotypes & violence 
Join CAWLS and other local services, this Saturday from 5pm at the Women’s Museum of Australia, for the ‘Equal Futures Fair‘ – a night to celebrate “Women in Leadership : Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” …
Family violence continues to cost Australians $22 billion per year … and the cost is rising 
The key to halting the escalating cost is primary and secondary prevention and fully funded support for victims who continue to bear the primary financial burden https://pwc.to/3IyNSQC Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) …
Why women only services? Because violence against women and their children costs Australia $22 billion on an annual basis 
Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) Top End Women’s Legal Service (TEWLS) Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service (KWILS)
The Northern Territory continues to have the highest rate of domestic & family homicides in the country The Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group have called for responsible reporting on the stories of women murdered in the Northern Territory https://ab.co/3IyKzsO Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) Top End Women’s Legal Service…
Over the next six weeks – and in the lead up to International Women’s Day 2022 – the Northern Territory’s three women’s legal services will share core reasons why specialist women’s legal services continue to be needed 
… we would take 61 days – much like the 61 additional days from the end…
This week on ‘Sisters in Law‘, the Northern Territory Program Manager for the Senior Relationships Services at Relationships Australia, Lesley Merett, spoke with show host, Sarah Edwards about Elder Abuse. A big thank you to Lesley and CAWLS lawyer, Sarah, for an informative and insightful discussion… 
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