Our Manifesto

Who we are

Australian Feminists for Women’s Rights (AF4WR) is an incorporated association of left-wing feminists who campaign for the sex-based rights of women and girls, within the broader struggle for a more just and equal society.

Our mission

Women and girls must have full and equal recognition and participation in society – politically, economically and culturally. We advocate for evidence-based protections in law, policy and all social interactions, to enable and acknowledge our rights and needs specific to our sex.

We believe

Women and girls are discriminated against and abused because of our biological sex.
The ideology of ‘gender identity’ is grounded in sexist stereotypes and has no basis in reality. It represents an attack on the hard-won rights of women, is a danger to children and must be opposed.
There is no basis to the claim that all people have a gender identity. Children should not be coerced to have a gender identity.
Women and girls have the right to sex-based recognition and representation and to single-sex spaces, services and sports.
Male violence against women and children must be clearly identified, victims supported, and perpetrators punished.
Prostitution and pornography are dangerous for women; we support models such as the Nordic Model.
Women must have reproductive freedom and control over our own bodies, and abortion must be safe, legal, accessible and affordable.
Surrogacy is reproductive exploitation of women and an affront to the rights of the child.
The justice system (including the Family Court), policing and adjacent social service systems in Australia must be overhauled to place the safety of women and children at the centre.
Women have the right to freedom of expression and association, including the right to gather without men.
Lesbians are same-sex attracted women and should not be required to or coerced into accepting men in their spaces.
The importance of mothers must be valued by society and the mother-child bond protected and promoted.

What we do

We advocate for the rights of women and girls and against the institutionalisation of the logic of gender identity; we do so through public submissions and direct lobbying of politicians and Australian and international public institutions.
We research current issues affecting the sex-based rights of women and provide up-to-date, evidence-based information to politicians, the media and the public.
We form connections with other women’s rights groups to campaign together in support of our shared goals.

Our Manifesto

Who we are

Australian Feminists for Women’s Rights (AF4WR) is an incorporated association of left-wing feminists who campaign for the sex-based rights of women and girls, within the broader struggle for a more just and equal society.

Our mission

Women and girls must have full and equal recognition and participation in society – politically, economically and culturally. We advocate for evidence-based protections in law, policy and all social interactions, to enable and acknowledge our rights and needs specific to our sex.

We believe

Women and girls are discriminated against and abused because of our biological sex.

The ideology of ‘gender identity’ is grounded in sexist stereotypes and has no basis in reality. It represents an attack on the hard-won rights of women, is a danger to children and must be opposed.

There is no basis to the claim that all people have a gender identity. Children should not be coerced to have a gender identity.

Women and girls have the right to sex-based recognition and representation and to single-sex spaces, services and sports.

Male violence against women and children must be clearly identified, victims supported, and perpetrators punished.

Prostitution and pornography are dangerous for women; we support models such as the Nordic Model.

Women must have reproductive freedom and control over our own bodies, and abortion must be safe, legal, accessible and affordable.

Surrogacy is reproductive exploitation of women and an affront to the rights of the child.

The justice system (including the Family Court), policing and adjacent social service systems in Australia must be overhauled to place the safety of women and children at the centre.

Women have the right to freedom of expression and association, including the right to gather without men.

Lesbians are same-sex attracted women and should not be required to or coerced into accepting men in their spaces.

The importance of mothers must be valued by society and the mother-child bond protected and promoted.

What we do

We advocate for the rights of women and girls and against the institutionalisation of the logic of gender identity; we do so through public submissions and direct lobbying of politicians and Australian and international public institutions.

We research current issues affecting the sex-based rights of women and provide up-to-date, evidence-based information to politicians, the media and the public.

We form connections with other women’s rights groups to campaign together in support of our shared goals.