We believe that the first step to ending global gender inequity is to educate and upskill our young people to tackle it in their own local, national, and international communities.
Established in 2013, the One Woman Project is one of Australia's fastest growing, youth-led, not-for-profit organisations. We are dedicated to providing quality education about global gender equity through our educational seminar series, engagement events, in-school programs, public awareness campaigns, Rural Roadtrips, and annual festivals. We are passionate about the impact that young people can make in their local, national, and international communities.
Find out about our values and beliefs as an organisation below.
What do we value?
EQuity
We believe in equality, equity, and justice, but we also understand the importance of intersectionality, inclusivity, and accessibility within the movement, and consider this in all that we do.
PASSION
We are passionate about feminism and gender equality, and are excited to shape the future of the feminist movement. We undertake all the work we do with enthusiasm, action, and passion.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
We strive to continually improve. We embrace feedback and understand that continuous learning is part of the feminist journey.
ACTION
We are action-orientated and we get work done. We take initiative, learn from our mistakes, and lead by example. We take action to create change.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We are accountable and responsible for the work we do and aim to ensure it is of high quality, intersectional, accessible, and inclusive.
Persistence
We do not back down at the first challenge. Using our creativity and innovation, we workshop solutions and persist. We are eager to educate and support all on their feminist journey.
SELF-CAre and care for others
We exercise self-care and encourage others to do the same. We are empathetic towards others and their circumstances.
COLLABORATION
We respect those we engage with, and trust our team, speakers, guests, and partners to execute their roles in line with our values.
What do we believe?
INTERSECTIONALITY
We are an intersectional feminist organisation in all that we do (from our events through to our recruitment).
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
We acknowledge that societal change cannot come without structural change, and an individual can only do so much against structural barriers. We fight against such structural barriers as colonialism, sexism, racism, and capitalism, among others.
Anti-ColonialisM
The One Woman Project is based on stolen Indigenous land, and all feminist work from this place must act against the ongoing structures of settler colonialism. Globally, the feminist movement must be anti-colonialist, and must not participate in, or promote, white saviourism.
LGBTQIA+ rights
Feminist work must be anti-homophobic, anti-biphobic, anti-transphobic, and anti-heteronormative. The fight for the LGBTQIA+ community’s rights (inclusive of First Nations Brotherboys and Sistergirls) is an essential part of the feminist agenda.
TRANS RIGHTS
We unequivocally fight for the rights of trans folk who are an essential part of the feminist movement. We do not tolerate any practices that exclude trans women, trans men, intersex, or non-binary/gender-fluid folk.
SEX WORK inclusionary
We are a sex worker inclusionary organisation. Sex work is work, and feminists must fight for the decriminalisation of sex work and the right sex workers have to a safe workplace.
DISABILITY Rights
The feminist movement must be accessible and fight for accessibility. People with disabilities must be actively included in feminist work, and we must recognise the ongoing contributions of these activists.
anti-racist
Feminism must be anti-racist and actively fighting against white supremacy. It must always prioritise the voices and needs of women and folk of colour, particularly First Nations people, who are founders of feminism and continue to be leaders in our movement.
RELIGION
We welcome and support people of all religious backgrounds. Where religion has been used as a tool of patriarchy, we support the disruption of anti-feminist interpretations.
pro-choice
We believe that reproductive autonomy is an inalienable human right. Abortion is a form of healthcare that should be free and accessible for all people of all genders. We acknowledge that Black and Indigenous Peoples, trans folks, and those living with disabilities face greater obstacles to bodily autonomy. We strongly believe that these obstacles must be removed to allow for an absolute right to choose.
MEN
Men can be feminists, however their actions must be informed by an acknowledgement of privilege and a commitment to using their access to support pro-feminist social and structural change. Furthermore, not all men are cis-gender, and men can have diverse lived experiences, which they bring to the feminist movement.
abolition
We are abolitionist feminists, meaning that we desire a world beyond prisons, punishment, and incarceration. We are committed to working towards a world with strong communities, which are built upon the pillars of gender, racial, and social justice.
ENVIRONMENTal justice
The principles of feminism instruct that we must fight for climate justice. In fighting for action on climate change, the voices and needs of those most greatly affected by ecological crisis must be prioritised, and we cannot reinforce the systems of oppression (colonialism, white supremacy, and capitalism) that led to this crisis, in its solution.
We acknowledge that we have inherited these principles and values from a history of other feminists and marginalised folk, whose work is rarely or properly acknowledged.