Our Equal Local Government

The Our Equal Local Government Project aims to address local government as an industry with a specific focus on front-line, community and personal services staff.

Statistically there are more women employed in these roles, and the hierarchical structure in local government can lead to an increased risk of gendered violence including sexual harassment.

Project deliverables

Gippsland Women's Health aims to strengthen and support local government structures to reduce work-related gendered violence including sexual harassment by:

• Building local Government capability through targeted training and resources to recognise, respond and prevent work-related gendered violence including sexual harassment.
• Sharing resources and learnings through knowledge translation that enable a workplace culture free from work-related gendered violence including sexual harassment.
• Maximising impact through partnership and co-design processes to develop resources and learning and development opportunities that future industry can use.
• Review and update local government work-related gendered violence and sexual harassment policies and procedures, including guidance on best practice and integration of policies into existing organisational systems.
• Creating sustainable systems and system level change to prevent and respond to work-related gendered violence including sexual harassment.