Women’s Health Matters is an independent, non-partisan think tank that works to improve the health and wellbeing of women in the ACT and surrounding region.
We advocate on behalf of all ACT women, especially those experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.
We seek to improve the health and wellbeing of anyone who identifies as a woman.
Women’s Health Matters is committed to reconciliation and acknowledges the First Australians whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history, as the traditional custodians of this continent. We also recognise the history of dispossession experienced by the First Australians and the impact this has and continues to have on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. We recognise the Ngunnawal People as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise the strength of Aboriginal women and their continuing connection and contribution to this land, these waters, and our communities. May we walk gently and treat the earth and each other with care and respect.
Additional funding to support abortion services in the ACT Women’s Health Matters (WHM) welcomes the decision in the ACT Government’s budget to ensure that women and people with a uterus in our region have access to safe, accessible, and affordable abortion services. From early next year, funding will be available for people to access free […]
“I have to ask to be included…” research report 1/03/2022 Women’s Health Matters has released our research report “I have to ask to be included…”, which focuses on the health and wellbeing of women with disabilities in the ACT. The report shows that women with disabilities have poorer self-rated physical and mental health than the general […]
Q&A with Erin Cross – National Diabetes Week 2022
/in Featured News, Local Women's Stories /by Jodie KirknessFor National Diabetes Week 2022, we caught up with Erin, who was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes when she was 5 years old. This year the week is focusing on challenging diabetes related stigma. Content note: this content may cause distress for readers. If you feel distressed after reading, please refer to the information about […]
Living with Type One Diabetes
/in Featured News, Local Women's Stories /by Jodie KirknessTo celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 we caught up with Talia Baussmann who shared her story with us. Content note: this content may cause distress for readers. If you feel distressed after reading, please refer to the information about support options at the bottom of the page. I was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes when […]