Women's Health Fest: Beyond Bias Debuts

Women's Health Victoria AND Queen Victoria Women's Centre

From 10–31 October, join us at Queen Victoria Women's Centre to celebrate women's health and wellbeing and learn about gender equity in health across a range of free events, activities, and experiences.

From informative women's health info sessions to film screenings, to immersive exhibitions, to retro dance classes, there are so many ways to get involved! All activities are accessible and completely free.

Program highlights include:

  • An exhibition of the award-winning Labia Library by WHV
  • Lunch'n'Learn sessions: Mental Health through Perimenopause and Beyond; plus, Contraception, All Bodies, All Types
  • Dance classes: get those legwarmers ready and pull out your fluro headband for two retro-themed dance sessions run by Hoops, Thighs and Buttocks
  • Closing the Gender Gap in Health Research: a symposium event in partnership with Gender Equity Victoria
  • 'Share your story': an opportunity for visitors to anonymously share their lived experiences of gender bias in healthcare
  • DJÄKAMIRR: A film screening of this powerful documentary, about reclaiming 60,000 years of childbirth practice.

Key dates:

Program launch: Thursday 10 October 5.30-8PM (Invite only event)

Program activations: 10–31 October 2024

Full program available here:

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