Upcoming Events
Want to know where Liberal, Labour and the Greens stand on gender equality?
📣 You’re invited to the Australian Gender Equality Council’s 2025 Federal Election Town Hall!
đź—“ Tuesday 29 April
🕖 7:00–8:00pm AEST
📍 Online & FREE – Register now!
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To be held on 29 April 7-8pm AEST and hosted by AGEC Chair Coral Ross AM, this important event will feature ALP Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher MP, Minister for Women, and Greens Senator the Hon Larissa Waters MP. We also await confirmation from the Hon Sussan Ley MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from major parties about their commitments to gender equality. With growing global threats to women’s rights, it’s more important than ever to protect the progress we’ve made. Don’t miss this critical conversation.
To register for this FREE event click here: events.humanitix.com/agec-election-2025-town-hall
Event Calendar
Want to know about an upcoming gender equality event near you? Or how to get involved with one of our Member Organisations?
AGEC has developed an easy to use Event Calendar for our Members and Subscribers that tells you everything you need to know about –
- Upcoming AGEC events
- Member Organization Events
- Key annual events on the gender equality calendar
It even tells you how to get there! Click here to see the calendar
If you’re a Member Organization, your login will allow you to log your event details and a link to your own website or event portal. Click here to add a new event.Â
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Finding Financial Freedom highlights with Carolyn Reid
April 19, 2022 @ 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
FREE for WiBF Members
Against the backdrop of COVID-19, and changes in Australia’s business, retirement and health systems, achieving financial autonomy has never been more complex.
Even before COVID-19, gender equality and the empowerment of women were topics of real discussion, change and progression. As the pandemic continues to affect lives globally, we are beginning to see how women are being disproportionately affected – threatening the progress society has made in recent years.
Globally, women are 1.8 times more likely than men to have lost or quit their job. In combination with the gender pay gap, the need and opportunity to address financial literacy could not be greater.
Addressing financial autonomy – irrespective of gender – is now a commercial imperative for financial services. Why? Because financial independence is the dominant contributor to self-esteem. The impact of the pandemic has increased the need for Australians to make informed choices in life to be financially independent – especially where the opportunity to grow wealth for the future is challenged in a low-interest environment.
Presenting exclusive research insights to the WIBF community, Carolyn Reid will reveal an unparalleled state of the nation regarding Australian women and finance. This is some of the richest data of the Australian story through COVID-19 and beyond. Prepare for a big wake-up call and get ready for a new future of finance.
In this 45-minute session, hear from Carolyn Reid, Executive Director and Head of Qualitative at Kantar. She will cover:
– The intrinsic and powerful link between financial autonomy and self-esteem
– Why 4 in 10 women say they want to be more confident understanding finance
– The gender difference between saving and investing – and why this matters
– Why women are twice as likely to walk away from an unfulfilling relationship
– Deeply human insights to guide the valuable role you can play in empowering the financial wellbeing and self-esteem of Australian women