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• 1112 additional bed nights for women and children escaping domestic violence as part of the Domestic Violence Christmas Initiative;
• Women’s Return to Work Grants; and
• A number of grants and funded services providing support to mothers, young women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
(3) There is no 2008-09 action plan; action against the ACT Women’s Plan in 2008-09 will be monitored through agency annual reports.
(4) (i) Yes, the number of women on the ACT Women’s Register (the Register) is increasing.
(ii) There are no prescribed criteria for being placed on the Register. It is a database containing information provided by women who have indicated an interest in nominating for appointment to ACT Government and non-government boards and committees.
(5) As at 3 April 2009, there were 152 women on the Register (an increase of approximately 23 percent since 30 June 2008).
(6) Women’s Leadership and Representation will be progressed through the updated ACT Women’s Plan. There are a number of key initiatives already in place:
• Audrey Fagan Scholarships Program;
• Director Scholarships Program – a maximum of four scholarships are offered per annum;
• ACT Women’s Grants Program – responds to aims identified in the ACT Women’s Plan;
• the ACT Government’s commitment to achieving 50 percent of women on its boards and committees – the level of women’s representation on Government boards and committees increased from 46 percent in 2005 to 48 percent in 2008;
• Office for Women (OfW) Appointments Consultation process – the OfW provided advice on 87 ACT Government appointments in 2007-08;
• Funding through the ACT Women’s Grants Program to support women’s leadership development. In 2007-08 this included funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, funding to develop Mon Women’s leadership and funding to support the development of an on-line mentoring program for women
• Office for Women secretariat and resource support to the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Gatherings, including funding to support up to four Aboriginal women to attend the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Gathering;
(7) A working group to review “any door is the right door” and related entry and referral processes was commenced in January 2009. The working group was established as a part of the Joint Pathways group, which brings together the managers of homelessness services in the ACT, together with ACT Government representatives, on a six weekly basis.
The working group has been developing clear referral processes that can be implemented by homelessness services in the ACT, to ensure that services are
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