Seema Abdullah: It’s time to break down the bias – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Seema Abdullah is the first Pakistani-born Muslim migrant woman councillor and is a former mayor of City of Greater Shepparton. She has been a Charter Champion of the Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Advisory Committee. Seema Abdulla writes on the importance of International Women’s Day, and why the work of women must be acknowledged.

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.