The Victorian Women’s Health Services Network are proud to launch Small Change, Big Impact: Women’s Health Services Network Collective Impact Report. The report captures the combined impact of the women’s health sector to advance Victorian women’s health and equality - a key part of Victoria’s public health infrastructure for four decades.

The Women’s Health Services Network congratulate the Victorian Government on the release of Our Equal State – the whole of government Strategy for the next four years of action to address gender inequality across Victoria.

The Strategy comprises 110 actions representing investment and work across five focus areas. These include culture change, health and wellbeing, safety and respect, economic equity and establishing the Victorian Public Service as a leader in advancing gender equity. The actions and focus areas are designed to address barriers to equity facing women and gender diverse people across the life course, with a focus on childhood, youth, adulthood, and older age.

The Victorian Women's Health Services Network (WHSN)-cautiously welcome last week's budget announcements, recognising that they followed through on the Government’s election commitments. WHSN Chair and Women’s Health Loddon Mallee Chief Executive Officer Tricia Currie, said the network looked forward to working with the government to ensure the funding commitments in this budget were available for all women across Victoria.

The Women’s Health Services support the Victorian State Government’s leadership and commitment to women’s health and gender equality as part of its policy and reform agenda. The Women’s Health Services welcome the Victorian Government’s election commitment to “give women’s health the focus and funding it deserves” (15 Nov 2022, Media Release The Hon. Daniel Andrews).