Natasha Stott Despoja and her daughter join UN Women Australia to raise awareness for violence against females
ONE of Adelaide’s most prominent women says she is “haunted” by violence against women.
ONE of Adelaide’s most prominent women says she is “haunted” by violence against women.
Natasha Stott Despoja — the Chair of Our Watch, former Ambassador for Women and Girls, former Democrats Senator and the youngest woman to enter Australian Parliament — now has another hat.
From today she will be part of a UN Women Australia fight to raise awareness and money for women threatened by violence.
She will be joined by her daughter, “Future Woman” Cordelia.
Cordelia, 10, is inspired by Emma Watson. The actor is UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador. “I love her,” Cordelia says, adding she also loves her “Future Woman” T-shirt.
The T-shirts, made by Byron Bay label Auguste, are part of the campaign.
“It makes me feel empowered (and) strong,” she says. “I will be a strong woman in the future but I’m also powerful and strong now!”
The profits from the T-shirts will go to UN Women to help promote gender equality.
Ms Stott Despoja says they are also encouraging women and girls to post selfies with the hashtag UNWomenAustralia.
“It’s great to celebrate how multifaceted we are as women and girls … I am not defined solely by being a mother,” she says, adding she is “haunted by the global epidemic of violence against women and children”.