Human Rights in Australia with a focus on women’s rights

Анотація

Women’s rights and their political aspect are inextricably linked in multitudinous ways. The fact that there is no bill of rights entrenched in the Australian constitution makes it fairly difficult for women to address their issues and claim rights on the basis of constitutional rights. The policy impact created by the combination of visible women’s movement, receptive political parties and effective women’s policy agencies within government had largely dissipated by the mid-1990s. Federalism in Australia has created opportunities in regards to political activism for feminist movements. The advocates of women’s rights in Australia are known to have worked „within a multilevel political system”. The Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) was founded in 1972. WEL’s ambition was to take women’s interests to the government and making it receptive to their ideas in order to influence policies. A sign of gender equality demonstrates itself through women being able to support themselves financially and be independent, if they choose so. This political engagement by women is a necessity in order to introduce laws and pass legislation.