Gender Responsive Budgeting and Progressing Breastfeeding Policy in 2020 and Beyond

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In times of health crisis and emergency, including COVID-19, the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding is more important than ever, but it is hindered by lack of investment in breastfeeding policies nationally.

This online webinar program aims to galvanise efforts to improve breastfeeding policies and funding in national budgets. Experts in breastfeeding, gender budgeting, health and economic policy will draw on global experience including from countries in South and East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia to apply the World Breastfeeding Trends initiative (WBTi) to Australian policy.

» Gender Responsive Budgeting and Progressing Breastfeeding Policy in 2020 and Beyond – Introductory Webinar (6 April 2020)

» Breastfeeding policy in 2020 and beyond – Emergency and pandemic preparedness and response planning in Australia (20 April 2020)

» Progressing Australia’s policies and plans for mothers and babies in disasters and pandemics: experiences from high- and middle-income countries (4 May 2020)

» Protecting women’s reproductive rights in policy and resourcing decisions – the need for ‘data and dollars’ (18 May 2020)

» Advancing women’s and children’s health rights, gender responsive budgeting and progressing the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy in maternity care (29 June 2020)

» ‘Back to work’ or ‘babysitting the economy’? - Advancing public health and productive work through investments in maternity protection and childcare (27 July 2020)

» Valuing and resourcing mother-to-mother support and breastfeeding counselling across countries (9 November 2020)

» Protecting women’s and children’s health and human rights in the ‘first food’ system: commercial influence and conflicts of interest on infant and young child feeding in Australia (15 February 2021)

» Gender responsive budgeting and the financing of maternity care in the Australian federation: addressing gender equality including in emergencies and disasters (29 April 2024)

» Tooling up the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative – maternity care for gender justice and health of humans and planet (5 May 2025)

Contact: Diane Paul | diane.paul@anu.edu.au | 02 61259318