“Cracking the Code: Innovation for a Gender Equal Future”, the slogan for International Women’s Day 2023, highlights the importance of innovative concepts, inclusive technologies, and open access to education in the fight against prejudice and the marginalization of women around the world.

Throughout the written word’s history, women writers have faced numerous challenges. As one may imagine, in the early days of fiction and the novel, it was considerably harder for women to get their work published than it is today. The world has changed a lot, but it is becoming more and more obvious that ‘a lot’ is frequently insufficient. So many tales need to be told and many voices need to be heard in this world. The only restriction should be the sky, not your gender.

CALD Voices, a digital magazine, is hosting the following event on International Women’s Day. We have invited culturally diverse women writers to speak and discuss their experiences. Four women writers in the panel are as follows:

Nandita Chakraborty, author of Rosemary’s Retribution

Supriya Singh, author of Domestic Economic Abuse: The Violence of Money

Niru Tripathi, author of Pariscano

TBC

Keynote Speakers in the event are:

Manorani Guy, founder and director of Asian Student Accommodation, and Asian Student Education

Capt. Mona Shindy, retired naval officer, and former advisor on Islamic affairs to the Chief of the Navy

The event will be facilitated by:

Rida Aleem Khan, recipient of 2018 Sir John Monash High Commendation Youth Award, and participant author of Living and Loving in Diversity

Event Details

Date: 04 March 2023, Saturday

Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Venue: Glenroy Community Hub,

50 Wheatsheaf Rd, Glenroy VIC 3046

Presented by: CALD Voices

Supported by: Merri-bek City Council

Event Partners

• Marri-bek City Council
• South Asian Women Network and Allies (SAWNAA)
• Golden Wattle Advocacy Australia Pakistan Project (GWAAPP)
• VicWise

Participants

• 70-80 participants including:
• Australian writers, academics, and historians.
• Community members and leaders
• International students
• Women from multicultural background
• Australian political leaders
• Young people from multicultural background exploring their sense of identity and belonging