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.
The Legislative Assembly Health and Wellbeing Committee released their report from the Inquiry into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT. The report looked at the accessibility, affordability, information and legal protections for women and people with uteruses seeking abortion. Lauren Anthes, CEO of Women’s Health Matters, says the report has helped identify barriers other […]
Women’s Health Matters (WHM) has launched their Step Up! campaign to prevent harassment of women in public spaces. The campaign will commence with a soft launch on Monday 6 March with the campaign to roll out in full by April 2023 in the Canberra City Centre. Step Up! encourages everyone to step up and take […]
Women’s Health Matters Statement – Report from the Inquiry into Universal Access to Reproductive Healthcare
/in Featured News /by Jodie KirknessThe Senate Community Affairs References Committee handed down its Report from the Inquiry into Universal Access to Reproductive Healthcare yesterday afternoon – 25 May 2023. Women’s Health Matters (WHM) welcomes the report as a first step toward universal access to reproductive health care, including abortion care. WHM CEO Lauren Anthes called the report a roadmap […]
The bar has been set — It is time for employers to support reproductive health
/in Featured News, Local Women's Stories, Uncategorized /by Jodie Kirkness2022 has been a big year for reproductive health and rights. Overseas, the overturning of the Roe v Wade decision has seen the US slide back decades on access to abortion. In Australia, it has triggered collective action at the same time as a series of reforms have been implemented across the country, from decriminalisation […]