Emma Klemm
2024 WOMAN OF GOLD
I am a woman, a mum, a wife, and a person with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic disease where my immune system overreacts and attacks my brain and spinal cord. These attacks cause permanent disability in a variety of ways. There is no cure for MS, and it is progressive.
Economic equity is financially recognising my value in paid and unpaid work. I volunteer on a Board, I work part-time and I am raising a wonderful human. I work in traditionally lower paid industry of disability. In an equitable society these industries would be just as financially valued as any other.
Equity is a restructure of society, schools, work, and male dominated industries to be more compatible with family life. Equity is providing the support and resources to make a world that has no limitations on my gender or my disability.
“Equity to me is a changed world. We live in a patriarchal society. There can be no true equity for women or gender diverse people within it. We also live in a worship of wellness society. There can be no true equity for people with disabilities, like me, within it. ”
- Emma Klemm
2024 WOMEN OF GOLD ARTISTS
Women of Gold is a multimedia project celebrating the stories and contributions of women in the City of Greater Bendigo. Increasing the representation of women across different sectors and inspiring industry to innovate and meet the needs of our community as a whole.
