making a feminist difference to women in NSW and ACT, Australia.
Venue
Sydney Trades Hall
First awarded
1998
The Edna Ryan Awards, also referred to as simply "The EDNAS", are Australian awards established to recognise women who have "made a feminist difference". The inaugural Edna Ryan Awards were held in 1998, the year following the death of their namesake Edna Ryan. Ryan was a life-long feminist, labour movement activist, and mentor and role model for a whole generation of women.[1] These awards were created to honour her life and work by a group of her friends, particularly Eva Cox and other members of the Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL).[2]
Ryan had been closely involved with WEL, particularly the Women in the Workforce group which she convened.[3] WEL hosted and administered the EDNAS from 1998 -2010, but from 2012 they were administered by The Edna Ryan Awards Committee and hosted by the Australian Services Union (ASU). In 2020 the Older Women's Network (OWN) NSW took over hosting the awards.[4][5]
Nominees for the awards must be comfortable identifying as a feminist and must live or work in NSW or the ACT as Ryan did during her lifetime. A panel reviews all nominations and the awards are presented on an annual basis at an evening social event.[6] Since their inception the awards have recognised many high-profile Australian women for their feminist activity, including Eva Cox, Meredith Burgmann, Susan Ryan, Anne Summers, Wendy McCarthy, Jane Caro and Sally McManus. However, many of the recipients have been tireless advocates for women's rights who worked as community activists over a long period with very little other reward or recognition.[7][8]
The award categories can vary but in recent years there have been awards in many fields including workforce, government, arts, community activism, media/communications, leadership, mentoring, sport and education.[9] The awards are not intended as simply recognition of women who are successful in their own field, but require evidence that their achievements or actions have made a feminist difference by improving the lives and status of women within the community. There is also a Grand Stirrer award for inciting others to challenge the status quo.
^Hutton, Marg, ed. (1997). Edna Ryan Remembered. New International Bookshop Cooperative. ISBN 0646330489.
^"History of the Awards | Edna Ryan Awards". www.ednaryan.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^Bielski, Joan (July 2005). "The History, Organisation and Achievements of WEL NSW" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^"Driving on roads is not enough". City of Sydney - What’s On. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^"History of the Awards". Edna Ryan Awards. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^"Nominations | Edna Ryan Awards". www.ednaryan.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^"Women's advocate smashed educational barriers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^"Joyce Stevens: tireless activist for women's and workers' rights". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^"Awards 1998 onwards | Edna Ryan Awards". www.ednaryan.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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