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Gender equality is a major focus for the Andrews

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Labour Government and we're committed to making

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Victoria a fairer more diverse place to live and

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work. A huge part of this is making sure we

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increase the number of women in local government.

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Women are under represented at both of the

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elected council level and in senior roles within

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the local government sector. We are committed to

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addressing this issue. The Local Women's Leading

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Change campaign will encourage more women

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candidates, including those from Aboriginal

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and culturally diverse backgrounds in the lead up

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to the 2020 local government

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elections.

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As part of this campaign, several information

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workshops will be held to support potential

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candidates run for council and encourage existing

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female counselors to continue their involvement

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in local government