Victorian women: Sick of small change

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Victorian women have gotten sicker, more anxious, more financially insecure, all while shouldering a disproportionate burden of care and domestic work.

And yet, state government investment in Women's Health Services - whose core mission is to support and advocate for Victorian women's health, safety and wellbeing - has stagnated, with services receiving $2.05 per woman, per year.

The Victorian state budget presents us with an historic opportunity - to innovate and remodel the way we work, the way we look after each other, the way we rebound economically. Now more than ever, Victorian ...

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Victorian women have gotten sicker, more anxious, more financially insecure, all while shouldering a disproportionate burden of care and domestic work.

And yet, state government investment in Women's Health Services - whose core mission is to support and advocate for Victorian women's health, safety and wellbeing - has stagnated, with services receiving $2.05 per woman, per year.

The Victorian state budget presents us with an historic opportunity - to innovate and remodel the way we work, the way we look after each other, the way we rebound economically. Now more than ever, Victorian women need us to invest in them and their health.

We're calling for Women’s Health Services funding to be increased by $5.75 per woman, per year. And we want to see first-time investments in women with disabilities, Indigenous women, LGBTIQ women, trans and gender-diverse people and migrant and refugee women, too.

Because Victorian women are sick of small change.

Find all the information about our collective Women's Health Services state budget bid at Victorian Budget Submission 2022 - Women's Health Goulburn North East (whealth.com.au)

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Add your voice to the call for this year's Victorian budget to increase Women's Health Services funding by $5.75 per woman per year in Victoria, and make first-time investments in women with disabilities, Indigenous women, LGBTIQ women, trans and gender-diverse people and migrant and refugee women, too.

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I’m writing to ask you to take action to promote gender equality and support investment in the women’s health sector during this Victorian state budget cycle and through this, prevent women from becoming ill in the first place, strengthen health and wellbeing of our whole community and, reduce the cost burden to our health system.

COVID-19 has been a public health disaster that requires a public health-led recovery. Drawing on a wealth of experience right across the state, the women’s health sector has the expertise, the local networks and the wisdom to deliver just that. Local services know how to work with women to reduce their burden of disease and strengthen the wellbeing of our community.

I'm calling on you to increase Women's Health Services funding by $5.75 per woman per year in Victoria, and ensure this year's state budget makes first-time investments in women with disabilities, Indigenous women, LGBTIQ women, trans and gender-diverse people and migrant and refugee women, too.  I understand that there has been a one-off investment from the Victorian Government in 2021-2022 but the structural funding gap needs to be addressed as $2.05 per woman, per annum  is just not enough

You can do this by advocating for Gender Equity Victoria's 2022 budget submission to the Victorian treasurer, Tim Pallas MP. Read the Gender Equity Victoria submission here - https://www.whealth.com.au/research/victorian-budget-submission-2022/

I thank you for supporting Victorian women, and their health, safety, equity and wellbeing, and for recognising that by promoting health of women, we can save the state budget $41.2 billion.

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