Gender inequality persists and women’s voices must be heard. Under a human rights-based approach homelessness can and must be ended. Charters of rights have proved themselves in Victoria and other jurisdictions and can and must be implemented at the federal level.
The purpose of this conference by webinar is to focus attention on these critical human rights issues of contemporary Australia with outstanding speakers and moderators who are experts in their field and rapporteurs to sum up the discussion.
About this event
Gender inequality persists and women’s voices must be heard. Under a human rights-based approach homelessness can and must be ended. Charters of rights have proved themselves in Victoria and other jurisdictions and can and must be implemented at the federal level.
The purpose of this conference by webinar is to focus attention on these critical human rights issues of contemporary Australia with outstanding speakers and moderators who are experts in their field and rapporteurs to sum up the discussion.
Agenda
- 9.00 am – Welcome and acknowledgment of country – Bryan Horrigan, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, Monash University
- 9.15am – Keynote address
- 10.00am – Break
- 10.15am – Confronting Persistent Gender Inequality and Harnessing Women’s Voices
- 11.30am – Break
- 11.45am – Ending Homelessness by Human Rights-Based Approach
- 1.00pm – Lunch break
- 2.00pm – Charters of Human Rights: the Victorian Experience and the National Potential
- 3.30pm – Thanks and close
