Ideas to Action ft. Marilyn Waring + Richard Denniss

We are creating a world where women and girls take up all of life’s opportunities with respect, safety and dignity. Join us.

Victorian Women's Trust

Breakthrough 2018: Ideas to Action | Wed January 24, 6-7.30PM (doors open 5.30PM)  Join renowned political economist Marilyn Waring (NZ) and Chief Economist of the Australia Institute, Richard Denniss, as they help us map out a blueprint for a fair future for women and girls. Together, they will unpack the blockers to women’s economic security today, minus all the half-truths we’ve been sold for far too long.
This event will be the culmination of our Economic Security Summer Intensive at the Victorian Women’s Trust, headed by Marilyn Waring. 
Over two weeks, Marilyn will be working alongside a range of leading experts such as:
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<A HREF="https://www.vwt.org.au/breakthrough/richard-denniss/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Richard Denniss</A>, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute
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<A HREF="https://womensagenda.com.au/about-us/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Angela Priestley</A>, Editor, Women’s Agenda
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<A HREF="https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/strazdins-lm" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lyndall Strazdins</A>, Researcher, Australia National University College of Health and Medicine
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<A HREF="https://loreto.vic.edu.au/team/hon-mary-delahunty-politician/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mary Delahunty</A>, Journalist and former politician
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<A HREF="https://www.squareweave.com.au/blog/2016/11/15/say-hi-to-jacinta" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jacinta Carboon</A>, CEO, Squareweave
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<A HREF="https://www.vwt.org.au/about/board/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mary Crooks AO</A>, Executive Director, Victorian Women's Trust
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<A HREF="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person13003" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ruth Fincher</A>, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne
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The outcome of Economic Security Summer Intensive will inform our actions throughout 2018 — and we want you to be the first to know. 
Breakthrough 2018: Ideas to Action is our chance to shape the future of gender equality in Australia, answering the question, once and for all: what must shift to ensure an economically secure future for women and girls? 
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