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International Woman’s Day: Empowering women begins with reproductive rights

  Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has endorsed the theme of this year’s International Woman’s Day , namely, ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress’,  which is aimed at tackling women’s economic disempowerment. SPA says, however, that economic progress for women is conditional on a number of factors, not least the ability to determine when (or indeed if)

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Human Rights Day: Protect human rights of women and children in areas of conflict

  MEDIA RELEASE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, 10 December. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls for the protection of the human rights of women and children in areas of conflict, not least Gaza and the Ukraine. SPA condemns both the 7 October attack against the people of Israel, including the horrific rape of women, and the

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Lack of access to contraception is a form of violence against women

  Media release for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November   On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) claims that denying women access to contraception is a form of violence. SPA national president Jenny Goldie says

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