Michael Hill-owned, demi-fine jewellery label Medley is set to increase its support of Women's Community Shelters on International Women's Day.
On March 08, the business will increase its i=Change donation to the charity from $1 to $5.
Helping to drive awareness of the International Women's Day (IWD) theme, #ChooseToChallenge - which encourages all to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality - Medley is throwing its support behind Women's Community Shelters (WCS), helping it to provide direct relief from suffering for disadvantaged and homeless women by establishing new shelters.
Speaking on the IWD theme, WCS CEO Annabelle Daniel said that it's vital to work towards dismantling the challenges that women face.
"In our line of work, ‘challenging’ is more than a choice, it’s a necessity.
"We must challenge the status quo that women are more likely to retire into poverty. We must provide pathways into employment and education so women have adequate opportunities to fulfil their dreams and support their families.
"And we must challenge the notion that domestic and family violence will always be around – we can and must work towards eliminating it," she said.
WCS works with local communities in NSW to establish new crisis accommodation shelters for women and children who are homeless or leaving domestic and family violence.
In 2020, WCS provided over 20,000 bed nights to women and children.
The organisation also offers a Walk the Talk program which offers education around respectful relationships to 3000 high school students each year.
Since its inception in 2020, Medley has so far raise $612 for WCS.