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The Women’s Legal Services NSW (WLS NSW) formerly the Women’s Legal Resource Centre, is an independent, non-aligned, non-profit organisation funded by the Australian Commonwealth and State Governments. It is part of the Community Legal Centre Network. WLS NSW is dedicated to promoting women’s human rights and social justice statewide. The organisation: * Provides free legal advice and assistance to women over the phone or in person, prioritising those who are the most disadvantaged by their social and/or economic circumstances. * Creates publications and runs training workshops, including free online seminars (Ask Lois) enabling community and support workers to successfully advocate for their clients. * Pursues law and policy reforms in areas that affect women by writing submissions to government and other stakeholders. * Offers specialised legal services and/or resources for Indigenous women, women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and women in correctional facilities (the Legal Education and Advice in Prison program).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.correctiveservices.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/CorrectiveServices/related-links/library/community-legal-centres.aspx )〕 WLS NSW has a strong domestic violence focus, pioneering a trauma informed and qualitative approach to advice and advocacy for victims. Other major areas of practice include discrimination in employment (Working Women’s Legal Services Program) family law, parenting issues, victims support and sexual assault. == Ethos == WLSNSW works from a feminist perspective. Through casework, education, training and reform WLS NSW intends to promote legal and social change to redress the inequalities women experience. ''“Women’s Legal Services NSW works from a feminist perspective to promote access to justice for women in NSW. We seek to promote women’s human rights, redress inequalities experienced by women and to foster legal and social change through strategic legal services, community development, community legal education and law and policy reform work. We prioritise women who are disadvantaged by their cultural, social and economic circumstances…We focus on areas of law that most directly have a gendered impact on women. This includes domestic violence, sexual assault, family law and discrimination.”'' – Women’s Legal Services NSW strategic plan 2013-16 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Women's Legal Services NSW」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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