What does a just transition look like when it’s designed by whole communities, led by diverse voices, and rooted in care? Building on discussions from our Naarm roundtable and our new report, Feminist Just Transitions: Learning from global approaches, strengthening Australian action, we share why WELA is pushing for a fairer transition and how you...
Women Deliver 2026 in Melbourne did not just feel like a conference. It felt like a refugia. Within the climate space specifically, conversations moved beyond abstract commitments and into demands of accountability. Feminists, youth leaders, Indigenous peoples, and civil society strategized around Belém Gender Action Plan, the Global Goal on Adaptation, Action for Climate Empowerment,...
As a WELA delegate, I was fortunate to attend the Women Deliver Conference (WD2026) alongside many incredible women, non-binary people and allies from across the world. WD2026 provided me with a unique opportunity to discuss gender-based issues with an intersectional and cross-disciplinary lens of feminists upholding human rights, advancing global health, advocating for sexual reproductive...
Behind every global gathering are the people who carry its energy forward. That’s why WELA is supporting a cohort of community leaders to attend the Women Deliver 2026 conference — ensuring that the insights, demands and solutions shaping this moment are informed by those leading on the ground. Get to know the delegates representing our...
Sign our open letter urging Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, to put women and gender-diverse leaders at the centre of Australia’s climate leadership — at COP31 and here at home. It has now been confirmed that Türkiye will be the host nation and COP President of COP31 in November 2026, with Australia...
Celebrating the ongoing impact of the 2024 WELA Great Barrier Reef Leadership Intensive - Twelve months ago, 21 women and gender-diverse changemakers gathered on Wulgurukaba Country in Townsville for a week that would ripple far beyond the shores of the Great Barrier Reef. The WELA Great Barrier Reef Leadership Intensive, run in partnership with the...
Nathacha Subero is a community-builder, systems-thinker, and quiet force for change. Now working at Reynard Street Neighbourhood House in Naarm/Melbourne, she shares a powerful story of migration, grief, and reconnection—with land, people, and purpose. Nathacha reflects on how food growing became a pathway into climate justice, community care, and a new sense of home.
WELA hosted the Tasmania Women in Conservation Leadership Intensive, bringing together 18 women from government, not-for-profits, business, and grassroots campaigns. Held over four transformative days at Spring Bay Mill in Triabunna, the group explored leadership, connection to Country, and the power of collective action in the face of ecological crisis.
Complex as it is to now feel an identity that I wasn’t raised from birth as, it also feels simple. Owning that I am a Gulidjan woman is an act of resistance, healing and truth.
This year marks 10 years since the passing of Felicity “Flic” Wishart, one of Australia’s most influential conservation leaders. Her legacy—fierce, strategic, and inclusive—lives on through the changemakers she mentored and inspired. WELA's upcoming Conservation Leadership Intensive in South East Queensland honours her spirit and dedication to empowering women and gender-diverse leaders.
