MEDIA RELEASE 23 March 2023 Women for Election wins $5m grant to equip women to run for public office Licia Heath, CEO of Women for Election (WFE), said she was overjoyed at the news that the Australian Government had awarded WFE, leading a consortium of heavy-hitting gender-specialist organisations, a grant of $5 million over 5…
2 min 42 sec | 26 February 2023 A total of 17 graduates from WFE’s flagship EQUIP program will be running in the upcoming NSW State Election. Ashleigh Raper and ABC News interviewed four of these candidates in this story, highlighting the role WFE plays in preparing women to run for political office.
Article by Catherine Fox, Pro Bono Australia Catherine Fox explains how a new report reveals the economic benefit from closing the gender equality gap. Just a week after the Federal budget’s sobering outlook, new data has estimated $128 billion could be added to the nation’s GDP annually by dismantling rigid gender norms and their legacy. For the…
Article by Katherine Smyrk After the federal election led to a record number of women elevated to positions of power, Licia Heath is hoping to see an impact on a local level. Key points: Wangaratta was identified as one of 30 areas that had low numbers of women in local government A fellowship is being…
41 min 33 sec | 3 March 2022 Licia Health, WOMEN FOR ELECTION CEO, recently spoke to 41 min 33 sec for their Podcast series EqualizHER. In this EqualizHER Podcast, Licia Heath is the CEO of Women for Election and she’s on a mission to get more women into politics. Her light bulb moment came after the…
Steve Austin on ABC Radio Brisbane Drive, spoke with Amanda Newbery and Allan Bonsall about powerlikeyouveneverseen.org. Listen to their discussion now: ABC Radio Brisbane Driv Watch the POWER LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN video here… Listen to more radio interviews in our media section. Share this radio:
Licia Heath, CEO of Women for Election spoke with Jac Underwood on Live & Local, 12 – 4 pm Weekdays, about the launch of powerlikeyouveneverseen.org. Listen to their discussion now: https://wfe.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/LiciaHeath-LIVEANDLOCAL-1.mp4 Watch the POWER LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN video here… Listen to more radio interviews in our media section. Share this radio:
Licia Heath, CEO of Women for Election talked with Thomas (Tom) Oriti on the ABC News Radio Breakfast show in. response to Kate Jenkins report. Listen to the response now: Listen to more radio interviews from our media section. Share this radio:
Originally published on Money Magazine on Friday 17 September 2021 Licia Heath is passionate about encouraging more women to participate in politics. As CEO of WOMEN FOR ELECTION, a non-partisan group committed to increasing the number of women in public office, she works inspire and equip them with the skills to run. Heath has…
Today is my last day as Chair of WOMEN FOR ELECTION. Together with the like-minded women and men who have served on the Board, as ambassadors, as advisers or volunteers, we have built something special. It is overwhelming to reflect on the thousands of women our courses, events and activities have influenced. It is with…