Budget 2005-06 > What's New What's Different > Assistance for Women
Women's Leadership and Development Programme
What's New?
The Women's Leadership and Development Programme delivers on the Australian Government's election commitment to build women's participation in all parts of Australian life, to continue its focus on capacity building for Australian women and to consult widely with women in the community.This programme builds women's capacity to take on greater leadership responsibilities, funds communication and consultation activities with women's groups and funds capacity building and commissions research on issues relevant to women.
Consultation
The Australian Government will continue to listen to the views of Australian women and consult widely on issues of relevance to them. The Government will also continue to support the National Secretariat model for consultation.Capacity Building
The Government will focus on capacity building for Australian women in the following ways:- Continuing to build on the increasing number of women on Australian Government Boards as well as encouraging the appointment of women to public company boards;
- Developing a Young Women's Leadership and Mentoring Programme to link young women in local community groups with high-achieving women from their communities as well as targeting personal development, goal-setting and governance skills;
- Encouraging the involvement of women and girls in all aspects of sport leadership by doubling the funding available to develop these skills through grants to women in rural and remote areas, Indigenous women, women in disability sport and women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;
- Providing strong ongoing support to national non-government organisations through project grants; and
- Promoting women's fitness through the establishment of a pilot walking programme to be conducted in locations across Australia and the distribution of Women's Active Living Kits.