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National Secretariats

OfW funds national women's organisations to provide National Secretariat services on behalf of women in Australia.

The role of the National Secretariats is to:

• work collaboratively to provide informed and representative advice to government on policy issues, development and implementation relevant to the diverse views and circumstances of women;
• represent the diverse views of women through consultation with the women's sector, their own constituencies and other groups and organisations relevant to women's concerns;
• act as a conduit for the exchange information between government and the women's sector;
• undertake specific policy analysis on individual areas of organisational expertise and concern; and
• undertake and maintain effective governance structures to fulfil the roles and responsibilities of national secretariats.

• Security 4 Women

  Lifelong economic well-being for women and financial security for women is central to the achievement of equity for women. Help raise community and government awareness about factors that affect you.

• The WomenSpeak Network

  The identified priorities of the WomenSpeak Network are human rights; the involvement of young women and ensuring a youth voice in policy work and participation in policy issues as they arise. WomenSpeak recognises that the current participants of the WomenSpeak network do not reflect the full diversity of women in Australia and are actively seeking to strengthen the voice of Indigenous women, women with disabilities and women from culturally and linguistically diverse groups both within the network and the women's sector.

• Australian Women's Coalition

  The National Council of Women of Australia instigated the formation of the Australian Women's Coalition by drawing together women's organisations which will work cooperatively together to establish priorities for women and to increase communication between Government and the women of Australia.

• National Rural Women's Coalition

  The National Rural Women's Coalition (NRWC) is a collaborative national voice for women living in rural, regional and remote Australia. Established in 2002, we seek to ensure better social and economic outcomes for women in our rural townships and on farms.