International Women's Day, Melbourne, 1980 International Women's Day march, Sydney, 1996 Reclaim the Night, Sydney, mid-1990s WEL NSW members displaying posters supporting the campaign for paid maternity leave, International Women's Day 2002 (WEL NSW Office) WEL-WA, Palm Sunday Peace March 1985 Eva Cox, at launch of WEL's 2004 federal election campaign. (WEL history collection, photo Gail Radford)

Join WEL

Over the past 4 decades, WEL has been a force to be reckoned with in Australian politics.

We’ve been instrumental in the introduction of equal pay legislation in 1972, which saw women awarded the male rate of pay, no matter what job they performed; the drafting and implementation of state anti-discrimination and federal sex discrimination legislation; and rape law reform.

Despite these significant wins, the fight is not over. Now, more than ever, WEL needs your active participation.

With the Federal election looming, it is going to be a busy year for WEL. We need your support and involvement to get women’s issues back on the agenda and to fight the recent erosion of women’s rights in this country.

To read more about our history and achievements and why you should get active, click here.

Become a member of WEL

To apply to become a member of WEL or to renew your membership please fill out the web form.

Connect with WEL

Stay connected by joining our low-volume e-list by entering your email address in the box on the sidebar. You can also join our facebook group, or follow us on twitter.

Volunteer

WEL relies on the active participation of volunteers. Whether it be volunteering in the office, updating the website,  helping to prepare research, reports or submissions, contributing to our campaigns and projects, hosting information stalls, fundraising or coming along to protests – your participation is welcome and needed. So get in touch to find out how you can get active and support WEL.