‘We will not be silent’: prominent women press Morrison government for violence and harassment reform
Group including Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins launch campaign calling for safeguards for women at work and measures to address gender gap
Prominent women, including the former Australian of the year Grace Tame and the former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, are launching a fresh call for the Morrison government to implement significant policies to protect women and children from violence, harassment and discrimination.
On the eve of International Women's Day, the new coalition - which includes Christine Holgate, Lucy Turnbull, the former Liberal MP Julia Banks, as well as the film-maker and Indigenous advocate Larissa Behrendt, the youth advocate Yasmin Poole, the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Michele O'Neil, the businesswoman Wendy McCarthy, the consent activist Chanel Contos, the Paralympic gold medalist Madison de Rozario, and The Parenthood's Georgie Dent - has launched a social media campaign to press for reforms.
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