Women Making it Happen

Artist: Elizabeth Dalton-Hooker
Title: Women Making it Happen
Year: 2019
Location: 20A Omarama Way, Taylors Hill

Group description:

Women Making It Happen is a group of 60 diverse women who have been recognised publicly for the many contributions that they have made and continue to make, to their families, friends, workplaces, organisations and the broader community. They strive together for a safer, more respectful and equal community. Group members regularly embrace leadership opportunities and create a supportive environment where more experienced members also mentor newer members. Together and individually these strong and resourceful women take up the challenge to increase opportunities for women and girls, working towards an increasingly equitable world where violence against women is unimaginable.

Concept:

This artwork aims to promote equality in the community by breaking down societal gender stereotypes/limitations and bias. The portraits depict women in roles that have historically been considered “male”, or are dominated by males: a CEO, a professional football player/sportswoman, and a mechanic or builder/tradeswoman.

The selected colour scheme dominantly displays purple as the internationally recognised colour for women, combined with green as a symbol of hope, and white which have been used together since 1908 to symbolise women’s equality. The orange tones are inspired by the colours often associated with the Woman Making it Happen group.