Accelerate action for gender equality

History isn’t just what happened in the distant past. It’s what happened just moments ago. From STEM and sports to voting and world conflicts, these downloadable and editable teaching resources explore how women are making and have been part of history.

Download your favourites, explore how policy and systems impact women on global and local scales and #AccelerateAction with your students.

Popular resources

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What is International Women's Day?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Human Rights
  • Fact sheet
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Cool Profile Package

  • Primary
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
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Trailblazers: Values, Beliefs and Self-Identity

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  • Year 7 - 8
  • Health and Physical Education
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  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Sport
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Respect, Empathy and Gender Equality in Sport

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Social Action
  • Sport

Units of learning

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Trailblazers: Values, Beliefs and Self-Identity

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Sport
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  • Free
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Putting Texts in Contexts with the Trailblazers

  • Primary
  • Year 6
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Social Action
  • Sport
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The Last Daughter

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Text Analysis
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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Understanding Homelessness Through Film

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Text Analysis
  • Social
  • Homelessness
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AFLW - Celebrating Women in Sport

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
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  • Equality
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The Leadership

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • English
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Leadership
  • Social Action
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Respect, Empathy and Gender Equality in Sport

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Social Action
  • Sport
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Like My Brother: Dare to Dream

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Learning through literature
  • Learning through film
  • Text Analysis
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Sport

Factsheets

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Women and the Right to Vote

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Parents
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 6
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Social
  • Fact sheet
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Cool Profile Package

  • Primary
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
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Cool Profile: Dr Camelia Walker

  • Primary
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Fact sheet
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Cool Profile: Paula Waisiak

  • Primary
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies

Lessons

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2040 - Empowering Women and Girls

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Persuasive writing
  • Text Analysis
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
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The Changing Face of Women’s Football

  • Primary
  • Year 6
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Text Analysis
  • The Arts
  • Media Arts
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Sport
  • Lesson
  • Free
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2040 - Persuasive Speeches For Empowering Women And Girls

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Reading
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
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Sporting Equality

  • Primary
  • Year 5
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Sport
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  • Free
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The Leadership - Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Business and Economics
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Work Studies
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Leadership
  • Social Action
  • Lesson
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2040 - Making Persuasive Speeches

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Persuasive writing
  • Text Analysis
  • Speaking
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
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Understanding the Narrative and Key Messages in Like My Brother

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Text Analysis
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Sport
  • Lesson
  • Free
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The Flow-On Effects of Charitable Giving

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Business and Economics
  • Social
  • Human Rights
  • Social Action
  • Social and Emotional Learning

Presentations

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What is International Women's Day?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Human Rights
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The Matilda Effect: Recognising Women’s Achievements in Science

  • Secondary
  • Year 7
  • Science
  • Human Endeavour
  • Social
  • Equality
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Women in History – Caterina Sforza

  • Secondary
  • Year 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Social
  • Equality
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Women in History – Catherine De Medici

  • Secondary
  • Year 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Social
  • Equality
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Women in History – Lucrezia Borgia

  • Secondary
  • Year 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Social
  • Equality
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Isabella d’Este

  • Secondary
  • Year 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Social
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Presentation
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World War II: Fighting on Every Front

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Social
  • Human Rights
  • Presentation
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Who can vote in Australia?

  • Primary
  • Year 5
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Social
  • Leadership

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