Community Services and the Women of Greater Western Sydney

Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Kathleen Openshaw

Research output: Book/Research ReportResearch report

Abstract

Effective community service provision requires multi-faceted approaches when dealing with a community that is characterised by plurality of ethnicity and socio-economic status. Greater Western Sydney (GWS) is characterised as a vibrant\, economically robust region\, though one that is also plagued by significant inequalities and social exclusion. The women of this region are the focus of this research as gender is understood as an agent of social stratification – that is\, where men and women may have unequal access to property\, power and prestige. Although Australia has made many inroads into gender equality\, evidence points to persistent inequalities\, where overall women are consistently found to suffer higher levels of poverty than men. The research\, presented within two reports\, attempted to develop an understanding of the level of community service uptake as well as the knowledge and perception of these services by women of Greater Western Sydney (GWS). The goals of the reports are to build an evidence base to raise awareness of the issues that impact on uptake of community service provisions as well as support for the development of engagement between agencies and the women of GWS.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationPenrith\, N.S.W.
PublisherWestern Sydney University
Number of pages31
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • women
  • poverty
  • community-based social services
  • Western Sydney (N.S.W.)

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