What we are about!
To be or not to be a feminist that is the question – or does it even matter?
E=Quality is a theatre production company creating engaging and artistic theatrical performances, designed to challenge and educate audiences to hasten the progress of gender equality. Through the medium of dramatic performances, E=Quality aims to eliminate all discrimination against women. Women’s rights are human rights! Discrimination violates a woman’s human rights.
Discrimination against women comes in many forms – violence, harassment, rape and sexual assault, coercive control, put downs, mocking and bullying, genital mutilation, paedophilia, underage marriage, underpayment of wages etc.
Violence against women is increasing throughout the world. It is feared that this is caused by a backlash by those male perpetrators reacting against the improved position of women. Violence against women is unacceptable. That violence against women is increasing is absolutely unacceptable.
It doesn’t matter whether you call yourself a feminist, what matters is that you support eradicating discrimination against women…. which actually by definition makes you a feminist…not a man hater, just a person who believes in the right of all women to be treated equally.
It is now over 50 years since this wave of feminism started its work and the pace of change has slowed. We have to continue to work and fight for our rights to be recognised.
We are currently working on producing a play - E=Quality - which focusses on discrimination against women, and particularly on the issues of domestic violence and rape.
There are two versions of the play, one of which is specifically designed for high school audiences as it is at this age that dangerous attitudes are formed.
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STATISTICS
As a female your rights are being violated if not by violence or harassment, then by the gender pay gap which means in Australia you are paid 17% less than a male for the same work.
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The UN Committee on the Status of Women states – women work 66% of the world’s working hours, produce 50% the world’s food but only earn 10% of the world’s income and own only 1% of the world’s property. #charity organizations #not for profit #promoting equality
Violence against women is prevalent in every country in the world. 603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not a crime
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PORNOGRAPHY
80% of young males watch porn at least weekly
Average age for first watching porn is 9
88% of Hard Core Porn involves aggression
Australia is very high on the list of countries most watching hard core porn
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In Australia:- 20% of people believe that a woman can make a man so angry that he hits her without meaning to
- 30% of people believe that if a woman doesn’t leave her abusive partner than she is responsible for the violence continuing
- 40% believe that women make false sexual assault reports
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Since the age of 15 in Australia……..1 in 2 women has experienced sexual harassment. 1 in 3 women experienced physical violence. 1 in 4 women has experienced emotional abuse by current or former partner and 1 in 4 women has experienced sexual or physical violence during pregnancy. 1 in 5 women has experienced sexual violence #charity organizations #not for profit #promoting equality
SUPPORT AND SERVICES HOTLINES
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Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline
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