Women of the World: Know Your International Human Rights 

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11. Useful links 

CEDAW

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website: (www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/index.htm).

United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women website: (www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/index.html)

CEDAW Shadow Report email: (cedaw@ywca.org.au)

Australian Government

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency: (www.eowa.gov.au)

State and territory government bodies

Office for Women, ACT: (www.women.act.gov.au)

Office for Women, New South Wales: (www.women.nsw.gov.au)

Office for Women, Queensland: (www.women.qld.gov.au)

Office for Women, South Australia: (www.officeforwomen.sa.gov.au)

Office of Women’s Policy, Northern Territory: (www.women.nt.gov.au)

Office of Women’s Policy, Victoria: (www.women.vic.gov.au)

Women Tasmania: (www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/cdd/women)

Sex Discrimination Act

Commonwealth Acts: (www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/sda1984209/)

Human rights and equal opportunity commissions

Australian Human Rights Commission: (www.humanrights.gov.au/)

Anti-Discrimination Board (NSW): (www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb)

Anti-Discrimination Commission (Qld): (www.adcq.qld.gov.au/)

Equal Opportunity Commission (WA): (www.equalopportunity.wa.gov.au/)

Equal opportunity Commission (SA): (www.eoc.sa.gov.au/site/home.jsp)

Office of the anti-Discrimination Commissioner (Tas): (www.antidiscrimination.tas.gov.au/)

Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (Vic): (www.equalopportunitycommission.vic.gov.au/home.asp)

Anti-Discrimination Commission (NT): (http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/adc/)

Human Rights Commission (ACT): (www.hrc.act.gov.au/)

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International

Equal Opportunities Commission, United Kingdom: (www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/Pages/default.aspx)

Gender and Education Association: (www.genderandeducation.com)

Ministry of Women’s Affairs, New Zealand: (www.mwa.govt.nz/)

Status of Women, Canada: (www.swc-cfc.gc.ca)

UN Development Fund for Women: (www.unifem.org)

UN Women at a Glance: (www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/ women96.htm)

UN WomenWatch: (www.un.org/womenwatch)

United States Department of Labour, Women’s Bureau: (www.dol.gov/wb)

Women and Equality Unit, United Kingdom: (www.equalities.gov.uk)

Women for Women International: (www.womenforwomen.org)

Women’s community organisations

Australian Women’s Health Network: (www.awhn.org.au)

Country Women’s Association of Australia: (www.cwaa.org.au)

Immigrant Women’s Speakout Association: (www.speakout.org.au)

National Foundation for Australian Women: (www.nfaw.org)

National Women’s Justice Coalition: (www.nwjc.org.au)

Older Women’s Network: www.own.org.au Rural Women’s Network: (www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/rwn)

UNIFEM:(www.unifem.org.au)

Women’s Electoral Lobby Inc., Australia: (www.wel.org.au)

Women’s Rights Action Network Australia: (home.vicnet.net.au/%7Ewrana)

Working Women’s Centres: (www.wwc.org.au)

Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA): (www.ywca.org.au)


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