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UN Women Australia For a gender equal world 💜 The Australian National Committee for UN Women is one of 18 National Committees worldwide.

We are committed to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Join us in supporting women and girls worldwide by ending poverty, ending violence against women and creating a better future for all.

03/09/2026

In Australia, 1 in 2 women will experience sexual harassment in their lifetime. More than 1 in 3 Australian men aged 18 to 65 have used intimate partner violence in their lifetime. These moments don't happen in isolation. They happen on the street, at work, at parties, in group chats, often in front of other men who say nothing. Silence protects the behaviour, not the person on the receiving end. It has to stop.

Being an active bystander means stepping in when you see harassment happening, not staying quiet because it feels awkward or "not your business." It means calling out a mate's comment instead of laughing along. It means checking in with someone who looks uncomfortable instead of assuming someone else will.

Men have an important role to play in ending violence against women. Challenging toxic behaviour and harmful attitudes among peers is one of the most effective ways to shift the culture that allows harassment to continue. Safety is a right, not a privilege, and creating it is everyone's responsibility.

This is what Safe. Everywhere. Always. stands for. Join the movement and make change together. Use and start the conversation with the people around you. Registrations are now open for the Safe. Everywhere. Always. Challenge, running 25 November to 10 December 👉 https://safeeverywherealways.pulse.ly/hfblpk3uvk

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Our Safe. Everywhere. Always Challenge has officially LAUNCHED!Walk, run or train 30km, 60km, 100km - or choose your own...
31/08/2026

Our Safe. Everywhere. Always Challenge has officially LAUNCHED!

Walk, run or train 30km, 60km, 100km - or choose your own distance -over 16 days from 25 November to 10 December, and help end violence against women and girls.

Because right now, safety isn't a reality for millions of women and girls.

🌍 A woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes globally by an intimate partner or family member.
🇦🇺 In Australia, 1 in 3 women will be assaulted, and 1 in 2 will experience sexual harassment.
📉 Already in 2026, 49 women and 19 children have lost their lives to violence.*

It has to stop.

That's why we're launching the Challenge - a way for all of us to take action. Whether you're going solo, with your team, workplace, school or community group, it's free and open to everyone.

Every kilometre you clock raises vital funds for the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women - supporting survivors, funding prevention, and pushing for the justice systems women and girls deserve.

This 16 Days of Activism, let's move for a world where women and girls are Safe. Everywhere. Always.

👉 Register now at https://safeeverywherealways.pulse.ly/4g0r4Pulse


*Source: Australian Femicide Watch, as of 31 August 2026.

On August 26, severe flash-flooding devastated northern Nepal. Nearly 160,000 women and girls have been impacted, with t...
31/08/2026

On August 26, severe flash-flooding devastated northern Nepal. Nearly 160,000 women and girls have been impacted, with this number expected to rise.

In all disasters, women and girls are impacted disproportionately.

UN Women is on the ground working to ensure women and girls can access immediate food relief, essential services and protection.

You can support by giving generously here ➡️
https://unwomen.pulse.ly/n3vo00pfbo

"Kinda chic" is having a moment right now — that whole understated, effortless, don't-need-to-explain-yourself vibe. We'...
27/08/2026

"Kinda chic" is having a moment right now — that whole understated, effortless, don't-need-to-explain-yourself vibe. We're borrowing it for something that actually deserves it.

Because true main character behaviour isn't a filter or an aesthetic. It's noticing who's carrying the mental load. It's questioning what you were taught before you pass it on. It's clocking the manosphere content before it reaches the boys in your life, and choosing consent as the starting point, not an afterthought.

It's showing up for a fight that isn't trending this week.

What makes a city safe ?When women's and girls'✅ Voices are heard✅ Experiences shape policy✅ Safety is central to publi...
26/08/2026

What makes a city safe ?

When women's and girls'
✅ Voices are heard
✅ Experiences shape policy
✅ Safety is central to public space planning

See how UN Women has been enhancing women's safety since 2011 through the initiative: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/3kkwteauku 🔗.

: Undervalued and unequally distributed care work is one of the major barriers to ?For women's economic empowerment, u...
23/08/2026

: Undervalued and unequally distributed care work is one of the major barriers to ?

For women's economic empowerment, unpaid care work must be:

✅ Reduced
✅ Recognised
✅ Redistributed

UN Women is calling on governments and the private sector to invest in accessible and equitable care systems to advance and strengthen resilience for future generations.

This is not a glitch. It is a pattern. systems are already shaping what billions of people see, read and believe and to...
18/08/2026

This is not a glitch. It is a pattern.

systems are already shaping what billions of people see, read and believe and too often, they are reproducing the same bias and stereotypes women and girls face offline.

The AI content era is here, and cannot be an afterthought if we hope to use .

A safer, more equal digital future is possible but only if women and girls help shape it.

➡️ Swipe to learn more and see what must change.

15/08/2026

Today marks five years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

1,827 days. That is how long women and girls have endured the systematic dismantling of their rights.

Since August 2021, more than 100 decrees have been issued that increasingly exclude women and girls from education, employment, public life, and political decision-making processes. The consequences are far-reaching not only for women and girls but also families, communities and the future of Afghanistan.

📊 New data from reveals the scale of the crisis:

- More than half of the women surveyed leave their homes only once or twice a month.
- Seven in ten women rate their mental health as poor or very poor.
- Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls are systematically denied access to secondary education and women are denied access to university.
- Only 7 per cent of women are employed, compared with 84 per cent of men.
- Access to healthcare and legal protection is also increasingly restricted. In 2026, more than 10.7 million women and girls will require humanitarian assistance.

These restrictions are compounding an already devastating crisis, marked by poverty, violence, isolation, climate-related shocks and an uncertain future. For many women and girls, even accessing essential services and meeting their basic needs is becoming harder.

❗ This must not become the new normal. The rights of women and girls are human rights. They are non-negotiable.

🤝 UN Women stands with Afghan women and girls. Working alongside women-led organisations in Afghanistan, UN Women supports women and girls to access protection, healthcare, education and economic opportunities. We also help ensure their voices are heard in humanitarian responses and decisions that affect their lives.

Afghan women and girls are not accepting this erasure as normal. They continue to speak out, support one another and fight for their freedom and rights.

💜 Want to stand with women and girls in ? You can support by giving a gift today https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/c5ym7ot6xi

Nearly five years since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, waves of directives have stripped Afghan women and girls of...
13/08/2026

Nearly five years since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, waves of directives have stripped Afghan women and girls of their rights and dignity. These restrictions are not temporary; not one has been reversed.

The Taliban is closer than ever to achieving its vision of a society that completely erases women from public life.

But Afghan women refuse to accept the restrictions placed on their lives are normal. They persist, leading their communities, growing businesses, standing up for one another.

They will not accept a world where their futures are erased. And neither can we.

UN Women continues to operate inside Afghanistan, finding ways to support women and girls despite the restrictions on their daily lives, meeting the most urgent needs in humanitarian crises, building livelihoods, investing in safe spaces, and supporting women with nowhere else to turn.

Your support can be a lifeline for an Afghan woman, helping to provide a safe space, connection and essential services. Give a gift today: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/ugnc2ywtl8

10/08/2026

Finding the right support changed everything for Zahra*.

Her hands would stiffen. She'd collapse and lose control, sometimes for hours. Then she found a women's organisation supported by UN Women in . There she could see a female doctor and connect with other women.

This health centre became more than just a place to receive care. It became a source of hope.

But the care helping Zahra recover may not be there for the next woman who needs it.

Two-thirds of Afghan women's organisations UN Women surveyed have only six months or less of funding left.

Afghan women’s rights are being dismantled, piece by piece, with devastating effects on their health, wellbeing and hope for the future. They cannot afford to lose one of their last remaining lifelines.

Help ensure no woman is left behind, donate now https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/aua9utz8im

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