Barbara Wertheim
Barbara Wertheim OAM, a former Commissioner for Equal Opportunity, Vic., led Australia’s first Taskforce on Domestic Violence; has advised the Federal and the NSW Governments on policy and services re violence against women; She has advised some of Australia’s largest private and public organisations on anti discrimination issues.
Barbara's recent articles
7 July 2024
Racism arrived with the First Fleet
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of words written and spoken about racism but little to remind us that racism landed here with the First Fleet. It is very deeply embedded in our culture.
3 May 2024
Domestic violence and I
If we don’t recognise and understand the history of the struggle to end violence against women it will undermine efforts to eliminate it.
7 March 2023
In praise of womens work: reflecting on International Womens Day
Failure to appropriately value the work women do perpetuates their subordinate status.
23 April 2022
The ANZAC story is inadequate as the basis for of a national identity
Anzac Day is upon us and therell be the usual effort to promote the notion that participation in WW1 is the basis of our national identity. I have serious problems with this concept.
17 December 2021
It's been a long time baby: the fight to end violence against women
Men's abuse of women is still a significant problem, but our government seems unwilling to genuinely acknowledge this fact.