International Women's Day 2022

Today Abigail passed a motion calling on the NSW Government to stop dragging their feet and take real and direct action to address gender equity in our society.

Abigail moved:

(1) That this House notes that:

(a) 9 March 2022 was International Women's Day [IWD], a day which recognises the historical and ongoing women‑led fight for true gender equity and equality, and urges all levels of society to take direct action to address systemic inequality;

(b) this year's theme for IWD by the United Nations is "Changing Climates: Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow", which celebrates the young women, black women, Indigenous women, and women of colour at the forefront of the fight for climate action and justice, and the significant role of climate change in exacerbating existing gender gaps; and

(c) IWD originated as International Working Women's Day, and at its roots is a socialist movement fighting for fairer working conditions and better pay for women in a society dominated by patriarchy.

(2) That this House notes that, according to the United Nations Environment Programme in a report entitled Women at the Frontline of Climate Change, published in November 2021:

(a) women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disproportionately likely to lose their lives in global warming induced weather disasters;

(b) dynamics such as a lack of access to formal education, economic poverty, discrimination in food distribution, food insecurity, limited access to resources, and exclusion from policy and decision-making institutions and processes disproportionately disadvantage women from adapting to climate change, particularly those of Indigenous women and women from the Global South; and

(c) women play a far stronger role than men in the fight for climate action, and so government strategy and adaptive response regarding climate assistance should centre around women's voices, responsibilities, knowledge and the challenges they face, if it is to be successful.

(3) That this House calls on the New South Wales Government to commit to taking direct action to address gender inequity in our society through actionable strategy and robust policy which centres the voices of women and their experiences.

The full transcript can be found in Hansard, here.

A UNIVERSAL WELLBEING PAYMENT FOR NSW

No matter who you are or what you do, everyone has the right to share in the wellbeing of our country.

But at the moment the essentials so many of us need – a place to call home, food on the table, and everyday essentials like electricity, internet, medicine and water – are simply out of reach.

Instead of supporting us, our government is choosing to prop up huge corporations with massive subsidies, and to give away our collective wealth through record tax cuts for the wealthy. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left to live paycheck to paycheck or trapped in the dehumanising bureaucracy of our existing welfare system.

Now, in the midst of a pandemic, and following quickly on the heels of the bushfire crisis, more of us than ever before are experiencing what it’s like to lose our jobs, be without a home, or worry about where the food for our next meal will come from.

It’s time for us to choose to prioritise the wellbeing of everyone.

And that’s exactly what the Universal Wellbeing Payment will do.

It’s a regular payment made to each of us to ensure our minimum standard of wellbeing. No means testing, no bureaucracy, no strings attached.

It’s the amount you’re owed simply for being a participant in our society.

It means you are free to live your life and contribute to society as you see fit, whether you’re a carer, an artist, a student, a parent, an entrepreneur – you can get on with what you need to do, knowing that you will always be supported regardless of your income.

It means that we’re choosing to structure our economy for the benefit of all of us, not using our collective wealth to prop up the interests of big business and the wealthy few.

It means you will always have what you need to live a good life, no matter what.

The Universal Wellbeing Payment is for everyone. Help us make it happen.

For more information, head to universalwellbeingpayment.com.au

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