\When women are in control of their own organisations and listened to in their communities, outcomes improve
his week Australia’s fearless female heart was embraced by the nation. The discipline, generosity, creativity and courage on display was bold and inspiring, on the field and off. It was also profoundly at odds with the norms that relegated women to the margins of the society for most of the past 235 years; ignored their achievements, dismissed their advocacy and failed to understand the simple truth that what’s good for women is good for all.
Women have always been political activists in Australia, standing their ground as Barangaroo did – when invited to dinner at Government House, she attended proudly garbed in ceremonial ochre and a nose bone. As Vida Goldstein did when she took to stages in Victoria and around the world to advocate for women’s rights. As Judith Wright did when she persuaded Jacaranda Press to publish Kath Walker/Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poetry.
These Melbourne women rugged up against the icy wind as they left the theatre to spread the word and encourage others to sign the open letter. They empathised with the harm that had been done for so long to so many First Nations women: their children stolen, their men emasculated and shamed, their wages unpaid, their languages banned, their homes destroyed.
Yet First Nations women are the most disadvantaged, the most vulnerable. There are about 3,500 Indigenous women in jail, almost all with a history of trauma and family violence. They are six times more likely to die because of domestic violence and although they represent less than 4% of the population, more than 40% of children in out-of-home care are Indigenous.
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