Never Too Old for a Future: Dignity, Equity, and Power for Older Women

You are warmly invited to the National Older Women's Network's Conference!

This one-day conference will highlight issues which impact on the realization of older women's rights to safety, economic security, housing and health as well as aged care. It will give policy makers important perspectives to inform more inclusive policy making, and provide older women the opportunity to share expertise and experiences.

The conference seeks to foster discussion, share expertise, and promote dignity, equity, and power for older women.

Speakers include:

Her Excellency Sam Mostyn, Governor General of Australia (message)

Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner (Keynote 1)

Jane Caro, Author, Broadcaster, Social Commentator, OWN NSW Ambassador (Keynote 2)

Panel 1: “Our Time, Our Terms: Ending the Systems That Fail Us"

Juliana Nkrumah, Gender Equality & Women's Safety Specialist

Robyn Norton, Founder of the George Institute for Global Health

Beverly Baker, National President, National Older Women's Network, CEO Aboriginal Education Council

Panel 2: "No Country for Old Women: Policy, Power, and the Politics of Erasure"

Nicolette Boele, Independent MP for Bradfield

Dixie Link-Gordon, Aunty-in-Residence for Full Stop Australia & WAGEC, Community Educator

Jane Caro, Author, Broadcaster, Social Commentator, OWN NSW Ambassador

Panel 1 & 2 Moderator: Caroline Baum, Author, Broadcaster, Curator

Entertainment: Older Women's Network Theatre Group

Movement: Dr Pauline Manley

Platinum Sponsor: NSW Nurses and Midwives Association

Please contact us if you have any questions.

OWN NSW Team 

(Host of National OWN Conference)