Women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Older women even more so.
Women earn less, own less, retire with less, are more likely to be homeless and do unpaid work as carers and volunteers than men. It is clear that caring can come at a cost. In Australia, in 2023, our panel of experts are asking how we can do better. What are the economic and social structures which have brought us here, and how can we work together to make a change?
Panel:
Auntie Dawn Daylight – Jagera, Meanjin Elder and artist
Maree Petersen - Associate Professor, University of Queensland
Jennifer Clark – Director Q Shelter and Lady Musgrave Trust
Aimee McVeigh – CEO Queensland Council of Social Services (QCOSS)
Hosted by Rebecca Levingston
This is a “Pay What You Wish” performance. Feel free to contribute or come along for free!
All proceeds (minus booking fees) go to the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre.
Politics in the Pub is a free, community conversation which tackles the most pressing contemporary issues for both Australia and the world.
New Farm Neighbourhood Centre, a program of Communify Queensland, has been hosting Politics in the Pub events for two decades with each event offering a pressing contemporary issue addressed by a panel of experts and an open conversation in which all members of the community can engage in, debate and discuss. The event is made possible through the generous support of the patrons of New Farm, My Village News, and Brisbane Powerhouse.
Find out more here.
Brisbane Powerhouse is Queensland’s home for contemporary culture, a magnificent power station of the 1920s reborn as an arts centre on the Brisbane River.
As Brisbane City Council’s premier arts venue, the much-loved building stages more than 1250 performances a year including a program of festivals, as well as hundreds of events and functions from weddings to conferences, all the while housing heritage-listed graffiti, riverside bars and restaurants, visual arts exhibitions and of course the stories of all who have ventured, laughed and shared memories within its living walls.
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