Introducing the Bi-annual Accredited Workplaces Forum
This month we held our first Bi-annual Accredited Workplaces Forum, where White Ribbon Australia Accredited workplaces came together to showcase best practice, discuss shared impact, learn from each other and understand what concentrate efforts on during their accreditation cycle.
There were more than 50 representatives of accredited workplaces in attendance, including our CEO Melissa Perry, who shared with workplaces the impact and reach of the White Ribbon Australia Workplace Accreditation program.
A Q&A panel discussion was conducted with one of our leading workplaces, Unity Water. This panel shone a light on Unity Water’s efforts to create sustainable practice, allowing other workplaces to learn and grow from Unity Water’s experiences.
An evaluation of this forum was conducted post event, with insights shared by attendees highlighting that this forum was a positive experience for our workplaces. The team will continue to evolve this concept to offer impactful experiences for accredited workplaces.
Initiatives like this forum ensure that the process for workplaces to better their practices and culture does not end when White Ribbon Australia’s Workplace Accreditation is achieved. Instead, workplaces can focus on continuous improvement, ensuring women’s safety remains a priority to accredited workplaces throughout the year.
Workplace Accreditation Program
White Ribbon Australia’s Workplace Accreditation Program provides an internal audit of your policies, procedures and workplace culture in relation to women’s safety and gender equality issues.
7 Workplaces achieved Reaccreditation
New Video Launch
We have launched a new video calling for everyone to play their part in ending men’s violence against women. Take a look at the video below.
Community Partners Program
The Community Partners Program offers a range of training, reflection and connection opportunities to everyday people who want to prevent men’s violence against women in their community.
2 New Community Partners
8 Training Sessions and Forums Facilitated
Change through Collaboration
- We continued our Community Action Group work funded by the Department of Social Services, with WRA and Shellharbour Council signing an MOU for the Council to become a Community Action Group.
- We supported Safe Steps with their National Vigil commemorating those women who have been murdered by men in 2022.
- We have held over 65 stakeholder meetings, including a meeting with the Langford Aboriginal Health Organisation in April. We will continue to work with Aboriginal organisations across the Northern Territory and Western Australia throughout the year.
Workplace Safety E-Learning
Our free eLearning is an essential starting point for those who want to expand their understanding of violence against women, and how to prevent it.
1,741 Enrollments in our free course
97 Knowledge assessments undertaken
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