Professional Development Program: Session 2 Gender positive - Gender Impact Assessment

Session 2 – Gender positive – Gender Impact Assessment  

Gender Positive will guide participants through the process of undertaking a gender impact assessment. It will help participants apply a gender lens to geographic place naming and public art and design recommendations that will make a positive gender impact. Sector leaders will share their stories of progress.

Leadership is needed to achieve the 70% target of all new commemorative naming to honour women in Victoria as established in Our Equal State, Victoria’s Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan 2023-27, so too is ACTION.

In 2020 the Victorian Government introduced the Gender Equality Act and from 2021 all new or reviewed policies, programs and services require a Gender Impact Assessment(GIA). Following on from this in 2022 the Naming of Places in Victoria Rules introduced a gender equality principle and Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) and Geographic Names Victoria partnered to survey local government to understand important indicators around achieving equality in public place naming and public art. We established that the approximate gap is 1 out of 10 commemorative names in Victoria honour women and we also established that only 3 of the 79 LGAs had completed a GIA on place naming and/or public art.  It’s fair to say there is a GIA gap.  

But we can help. 

Join us to elevate your impact on public spaces at this session on ‘How to’ conduct an intersectional gender impact assessment on geographic place naming and public art. This session will equip you with the tools to ensure that future actions are both conscious and meaningful, fostering a positive gender impact in your community. Through expert-led discussions and practical tools, you'll gain the skills necessary to critically assess and identify actions that will transform place naming and public art so they genuinely reflect and celebrate gender equality and diversity. 

Hear from local government leaders who have already undertaken a gender impact assessment of place naming and public art, hear what it takes, what you need, who can assist, tips, tricks and lessons to set you on the path to confidently assess your public place naming and art.   

Don’t miss this opportunity to become a leader in creating more inclusive and equitable environments and be part of Australia’s first coordinated movement to achieve place naming and public art equality.