Current Affairs – CBR GALS

All Women Means All Women: Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility with CBR Gals

Advocacy, Current Affairs, Policy, Women in Canberra / Viktoria Valore

Written by Viktoria Valore – CBR Gals Chair for the Advocacy Subcommittee Since CBR Gals has been consciously connecting and advancing Canberra’s women and gender-diverse individuals, amplifying their businesses and fostering meaningful connections. Most recently our vibrant community has hosted inclusive monthly events, such as the Gals Evolving Bookclub at Queenies Kingston, providing a safe […]

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Endometriosis Awareness: The Period Pain That’s Actually a Big Deal

Advocacy, Current Affairs, Policy, Women in Canberra / Taylor Sanders

Written by Taylor Sanders – CBR Gals Co Chair for the Accessibility Subcommittee We need to have a chat about something that affects way too many people but still somehow gets brushed off like it’s no big deal – endometriosis. If you’ve ever had a doctor tell you that your life-ruining, can’t stand-up-straight, curled-up-on-the-bathroom-floor period

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The Tradwife Movement – A Personal Choice or Distraction?

Current Affairs, Uncategorized / The CBR Gals Network

Does glamourising traditional gender roles undermine women’s rights?

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Economic abuse and Canberra resources

1 Comment / Collaborations, Current Affairs / The CBR Gals Network

Disclaimer: This article mentions domestic and family violence, coercive control, and economic abuse. The following article is brought to you in part by Parker Coles Curtis lawyers and does not constitute legal advice. Australia’s inaugural Economic Abuse Awareness Day will take place on the 26th of November, 2021; the day after the International Day for

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What is Economic Abuse?

1 Comment / Current Affairs / Rae Knopik

Economic abuse is a form of family violence that involves behaviours that restrict or exploit a person’s ability to acquire, use or maintain economic resources, threatening their economic security and potential for self-sufficiency.

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Practice: Grounding Yourself in a New Normal

Current Affairs, Relaxed-edit / Rae Knopik

For many women and gender diverse people in the Network, life has felt pretty chaotic in lockdown: lots of projects, calls, and creation, along with helping loved ones with things. Chaos can be beautiful! And we can learn how to embrace it. But it can be hard to embrace chaos when we’re feeling scattered, lost,

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Why You Should Start Estate Planning In Your 20s

Current Affairs, Sponsored / Krishaa Tulsiani

The following article contains advice that is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. A few weeks after her engagement to Magistrate Rodney Higgins, Ashleigh Petrie (23) died in a tragic car accident. Like many young people, Petrie lacked legal protections put in place prior to her death, so when the question arose

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What’s your 20-Year Plan?

Current Affairs / The CBR Gals Network

In our efforts to bring Canberra to your door, we have started an initiative to work with local makers, shakers, and more to bring the real stories of Canberran women to the surface. The second editorial in the series, Ingrid Cucchi tells how she is using her journey to empower Canberran women to live their

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What in the World is Salt Therapy?

Current Affairs, Highlight Reel / The CBR Gals Network

The medical community isn’t really sure how or why it works, just that it seems to.

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What Does Canberra Business Look Like Going Forward?

Current Affairs, Events / The CBR Gals Network

Over the five years I have called this city home, I have not found a space like this to engage with so many Canberra-based business owners. Having the chance to grow within the community and start those conversations is incredibly exciting. I am eagerly counting down the days till I can (finally) get dolled up in a nice party dress and spend my Saturday night off my couch. Surely I am not the only one that has found themselves in this situation?

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