Fair Agenda

Fair Agenda is an independent campaigning movement with a shared vision of a fair and gender equitable future.

We propel progress towards this future by driving strategic campaigns and mobilising a powerful campaigning movement to change the systems that shape our lives.

We keep a spotlight on problems that need solving, build momentum behind expert-backed solutions, and mobilise community pressure when and where it can have the most impact.

What we stand for

Fair Agenda's vision is of a future where we can all live with safety, economic security, and agency over our lives and bodies - no matter our gender. We know the only way to achieve that is if we change the structures and systems that disadvantage women.

We know that the experience and impact of gender discrimination is inseparable from other forms of discrimination. That these intersecting discriminations not only compound, but also morph the barriers and obstacles different members of the community face to achieving safety, dignity and equality.

Fair Agenda works to change the systems that perpetuate gender injustice. We advocate for all women, and challenge patriarchy in all its forms, including where it intersects with other forms of discrimination.

We believe that a better future is possible, and that the actions we each take can help shape it. We know our power lies in working together, because when we come together to stand up on issues we believe in, we can drive powerful change.

Our movement

In order to drive the long-term policy change we need and deserve, we need a broad and powerful campaigning movement able to influence the national policy agenda. Fair Agenda is building that movement - to ensure that the community who support fairness and equality are more influential than the noisy minority who oppose progress.

Fair Agenda members take strategic action on the issues that matter to them – whether its tackling gendered violence, protecting reproductive rights, or championing women's economic equality. Our movement exists to build community power, and use it to influence political, business and media leaders to make decisions that will lead to better outcomes for women.

Our community takes strategic actions to influence decision-makers in key moments. That can look like: going to meet with MPs, crowdfunding research, staging media stunts to get our issue in the headlines, flooding their inboxes with emails sharing the stories of people harmed by unfair policies, and using our consumer power to create positive change.

What we’ve achieved

Together, the Fair Agenda community has played a critical role in:

• Securing national reforms to address sexual violence in universities; 
• Winning safe and legal access to abortion care in Qld, NSW and SA; and safe access zone protections in Qld, NSW, SA and WA;
• stopping almost a billion dollars of cuts to working parents' time to care for their newborns; and
  
• stopped $34 million of cuts to Community Legal Centres' work, including their work with women affected by family violence.

Plus much more. You can read more about our impact here.

How to get involved

Fair Agenda's power comes from our community coming together and taking action. The more people involved, the greater our collective impact will be. You can get involved by joining a campaign here, or signing up as a Fair Agenda member here.

Signing up as a member means we’ll get in touch with you from time to time about opportunities to drive change. You can then opt-in or out of the actions and issues that matter to you. There’s no fee to get involved.

How we’re funded

As an independent non-profit organisation, Fair Agenda relies on the financial support of our members. Fair Agenda does not accept donations that would compromise our independence, such as government funding or donations from political parties.

If you’d like to help make our campaigns and future impact possible, you can do so by making a donation here.

Want to know more?

You can read about the Fair Agenda team and Board here, read more about our impact here, find out about opportunities to get involved and volunteer here, read our latest media coverage, or contact us here.

For media comment, you can contact Fair Agenda's Executive Director on 0435 597 976

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Fair Agenda acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land upon which we work - the land of the Wurundjeri, Dharawal and Kaurna people, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

All site content authorised by Renee Carr, Fair Agenda, 36-38 Gipps St Collingwood.