The Respectful Gippsland Partnership was founded to provide leadership, strategic direction and build on networks for those working to address gender inequity and prevent gendered violence in Gippsland.
Vision
A fair, inclusive, and connected* Gippsland, where all women, girls, and gender-diverse people live with equity, respect, and safety. GWH provide strong regional leadership and lead with partners to prevent gendered violence and drive systemic change.
*The term connected is being used in line with IAP2 Public Participation Spectrum (inform, consult, involve, collaborate, empower) as well as to express cohesion, collaboration, and unity.
Purpose
Respectful Gippsland lead and guide collaborative efforts in addressing gender inequity and preventing gendered violence in Gippsland. Through regional advocacy, shared expertise, and collective action, Gippsland Women’s Health aim to increase the confidence of communities and organisations to drive equitable and lasting change.
Principles that guide the Respectful Gippsland Partnership
Underpinned by GWH’s Gender Equitable Leadership Principles:
- Accountability: We hold accountability for, and are informed by, women and gender diverse people’s living experiences. We have a shared commitment and take a ‘do no harm’ approach which prioritises the safety of participants in any work we do.
- Human rights-based: We recognise gendered violence as human rights abuse and we apply an approach that places human rights, including rights to physical integrity, agency and autonomy, at the centre of prevention efforts.
- Gender equitable: We use a gender equitable approach to advocacy and action, underpinned by a feminist understanding which identifies gendered violence as an issue grounded in structural gender inequity.
- Gender transformative: Our work examines, challenges and ultimately transforms structures, norms and practices that reinforce gender inequity and strengthens those that support gender equity.
- Intersectional: We recognise that intersecting forms of discrimination and inequity can increase the prevalence and/or severity of violence. We embed diverse perspectives, centre living experiences and elevate First Nations community-led and culturally safe practice. We use an inclusive lens that complements population-wide approaches with tailored and targeted strategies.
- Locally informed: Our work is informed by, and tailored to the specific community, group or population involved within Gippsland. We are informed by Gippsland’s response sector and their understanding of women and gender diverse people’s experiences.
- Calling in: We recoganise that gender inequity and ending gendered violence is everyone’s responsibility. We engage men and boys as allies in preventing gendered violence.
- Evidence-based: Our strategies and actions are based on current evidence, research and consultation, and focus on long term change. Evaluation is built in from the start, applied for continuous improvement, and builds the evidence base.
GWH work with our partners to end gendered violence.
Benefits of becoming a Respectful Gippsland Member:
- Advocacy at state and federal levels
- Structured collaboration opportunities through a regional Community of Practice
- Strategic direction through regional partnership strategy, action plan and framework
- Priority access to GWH’s suite of prevention resources and learning opportunities
- Access to register for 1 x free A Better Go – Let’s Get Going (foundational) workshop per year (Ongoing modules offered at a cost to organisations)
- Access to GWH quarterly regional prevention newsletter where Respectful Gippsland members can share updates, progress, events, advocacy initiatives and best practice.
- Increased opportunity to collaborate with organisations doing similar work in the region
- Access to GWH suite of gendered violence prevention resources and capacity building opportunities
- Access to resources to support an increased understanding of GVP
- Support from GWH in creating sustainable organisational approaches to GVP
Our member network meet quarterly and our Governance Group will meet quarterly to guide the implementation of the Respectful Gippsland Strategy (see below) and provide a networking opportunity for those working on the prevention of gendered violence.
Read the Respectful Gippsland Partnership Strategy by clicking the image below
Get In Touch
For more information or for Respectful Gippsland partnership enquiries, please contact us – projects.hpp@gwhealth.asn.au
