This report looks at mental health reform in Victoria, illustrating what gender-responsive mental health care looks like in practice and highlights promising practices that can inform system-wide reform. It explores how gender inequity shapes mental health experiences and outcomes, and why gender-responsive principles must be foundational in mental health policy, service design and system reform.

This report analyses trends in sexual and reproductive health service seeking across Victoria with a focus on abortion and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). It reveals major ongoing inequities in abortion and contraception access, disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities in some regional areas. Detailed recommendations are provided to inform needs-based health policy and service provision and planning.

This report argues that although there have been some positive developments, persisting gender inequality and (mis)portrayals in advertising are one of the underlying influences on discrimination and violence against women.

This policy brief summarises the evidence for the impact of COVID-19 on women's mental health, and makes recommendations for government actions to better support women’s mental health during the COVID-19 response and recovery.

This research paper explores the efficacy of interventions that aim to address sexism or promote progressive gender representations in advertising, highlighting examples of local and global promising practice.