Kangan Institute expands impact in north through Building a Respectful Community Partnership

Kangan Institute is joining forces with nearly 30 organisations across the northern metropolitan region to improve outcomes for women and gender-diverse people and prevent gender-based violence.

The institute has joined the Building a Respectful Community (BRC) Partnership, with an agreement between Kangan Institute and Women’s Health in the North, who leads the BRC partnership, formalised on 26 March. 

(Kangan Institute and Women's Health in the North representatives formalising the agreement.)

The BRC partnership will see Kangan Institute collaborating with local organisations and councils to run campaigns and share vital resources, taking on a connected approach to creating safe, respectful and inclusive spaces for women and gender-diverse individuals to thrive.

This move aligns with Respect and Equality at TAFE Week, which saw Kangan Institute joining the Victorian TAFE network last week in a series of student and staff initiatives to raise awareness of the drivers of gender-based violence and ensure that TAFE is a place for everyone.

Initiatives included an on-campus Respect and Equality at TAFE information and resource stall, a Relationships Australia Victoria workshop to build staff skills to respond to gender-based violence and a Victorian vocational education and training sector panel discussion about creating safe and respectful work and learning spaces.

Kangan Institute is fully committed to advancing gender equality and its recent gender equality progress report underscores the progress it is making with this vital goal.

Notable progress includes: 

• increased representation on the Board and executive leadership team, and

• an increase in the number of women confident in requesting for flexible working arrangements increasing. 

The report will soon be available here, where you may also view Kangan Institute’s Public Statement of Commitment to the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence.

Participation in the BRC partnership will see Kangan Institute continuing the progress of gender equality through education, workplace change, leadership development and advocacy. 

Quote attributable to Kangan Institute Chief Executive Officer Sally Curtain:

“Building safe, respectful and inclusive learning and workplace environments is a big part of what we do at Kangan Institute.

“We are proud to join the Building a Respective Community Partnership to make an even bigger impact across the northern metropolitan region. Together, we are dedicated to creating last positive change for women and gender-diverse individuals, driving improved outcomes and working relentlessly towards the prevention of gender-based violence.”