Share your ideas towards achieving gender equity in 2030
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Maribyrnong City Council is proud to present 'Towards Gender Equity 2030' our vision for a Maribyrnong where all people flourish and live free from violence and discrimination and have equal status, rights, opportunities, representation and respect, regardless of their gender.
We are keen to receive your ideas for actions and activities where Council can work alongside the community to prevent violence and normalise gender equality in public and private life.
Post your ideas as well as examples of organisation and cities that are getting right and vote for those that you think are worthwhile!
Please see the document library on the rightfor a copy of the strategy Towards Gender Equity 2030
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How can we as a community make everyone feel safe, respected and valued?
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What is your role in helping to advance gender equity?
View All Ideas5 months ago
Council support for the organisations that I support to progress gender equity
I personally support each year the 16 Days of Activism initiatives of Women's Health West and Victoria University (through VU@MetroWest). I acknowledge that Council expresses its support for those organisations and makes operational that support through some funding and inter-organisational cooperation, but the extent of Council's support could be further strengthened. For example, when I participated in the Men's Thread program as part of VU's 16 Days of Activism initiative there were no men from Council joining members of the community to participate. My suggestion is that more can be done to get councillors and Council's staff actively involved in such initiatives.
4 months ago
Raising children with broad ideas about gender roles
I use our daily experiences E.g. books we read, things we see, as an opportunity to challenge gender stereotypes and rigid gender roles with my son. He has been influenced at such a young age as to what is “for boy or girls”. This is a constant conversation to be had and a daily challenge to help shape how he values males and females roles
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What would a flourishing community free from violence and discrimination look like to you?
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A public realm that's designed to ensure the safety of women and children
There's a big gap between the rhetoric and the reality when it comes to applying CPTED to improve community safety throughout Maribyrnong. It's not good enough to just mention it in yet another document describing a strategic intention; it's got to be made reality through implementation and actual investment in improving the public realm. Not all of it can be achieved by Council alone; some of it has to be through cooperation and coordination with other public sector and private sectors bodies. For example, did Council attempt to cooperate and coordinate with Telstra to ensure there is a public telephone within sight of the new climbing wall under the Hopkins Street bridge? Did anyone consider what could occur down there if a woman or child was injured using the climbing wall? Were any of the community's women in general, and mothers specifically, consulted about the detailed design of that part of our public realm? Broadening out from the specific example, does Council take into account Women's perspectives on the maintenance regimes for the public realm? Does it strategically invest in higher maintenance levels to respond to concerns about places perceived as unsafe? It is suggested that the new strategy needs an action plan attached, describing properly scoped and costed projects and initiatives, so that the community can be clear on what Council will actually do beyond stating a generic strategic intent.
4 months ago
An ideal place to live
It would be a place that is barrier free so that members of every mobility can access everything they can. It would be a place where your race, sexual orientation, and beliefs are not judged, but rather are considered and accepted. A place where services that aid daily life are within reach. A place where houses of worship, education, and recreational activities are accessible for all. A place where generations of families take pride in their neighbourhood, respect the environment, and take an interest in participating in initiatives to make it liveable, comfortable, and environmentally conscious. A place with a mixture of new services and where the history of the foundation is visible. A place where the community takes pride in itself and makes an effort to get to know their neighbours, support their local businesses, and get involved in community events.
