The climate crisis is the most pressing issue of our times as global temperatures rise to critical levels, impeding progress on gender equality. Women, girls, and gender-diverse people are mobilizing...
Australian women had had the vote since 1902. In 1972 an Australian woman could not even open a bank account without the backing of a man. So how could they...
If you want to hear from powerful speakers on what real action on domestic violence, women’s health and safety looks like. See which political candidates have committed to action to...
In 1995, 189 governments unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It became the most comprehensive and visionary agenda ever for gender equality and the human rights of...
Excellencies, dear friends, Thank you for the invitation – and for the moving performance. We gather today not just to celebrate the International Women’s Day, but to move forward –...
The theme for 2025 International women's Day on 8 March is "March Forward." As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, globally inequality persists....
Women and men paid differently for equal or comparable work (unequal pay) How does this drive gender pay gaps? Unequal pay is not the same as a gender pay gap, although...
What is the gender pay gap? The gender pay gap is the difference between the average or median earnings of men and women in an organisation. It can be caused by a...
On March 4, for the second time, WGEA (the Workplace Gender Equality Agency) will publish the gender pay gaps of over 9,000 private sector employers. Many companies are making progress....
Not all disrespect towards women results in violence. But all violence against women starts with disrespectful behaviour. Violence can take many different forms, including physical and non-physical, and we may...
Excerpts from: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/is-2024-australias-worst-year-for-violence-against-women/8rejzzpza?fbclid=IwY2xjawHkFs5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRPaDmeaRvmLS0z4huTRbSJNUdvOScIjeLLV1RUgR7REAkRHBZZQkgBT1A_aem_t4OvUCxL5q7d08jR2SRKvQ Australian Femicide Watch, which is run by researcher and journalist Sherele Moody, keeps track of female victims of violence, including Australians who have died overseas. According to...
The gender pay gap is the difference in pay of women and men, usually measured across workplaces, industries, occupations and the workforce as a whole. It is an important measure...
The Equal pay gap is currently its lowest point ever. Progress is evident as the the gender pay gap has been closing at a rate of 1.3% per year since 2022....
Women NSW wants to empower women to be confident money managers and have secure financial futures. Free resources are available to help women through different life stages from everyday financial...
Menopause and Perimenopause affect half the population yet stigma, discrimination, assumptions and judgement hinder access to information, leaving many women without the support they need to manage symptoms. Sharing knowledge...
ACLW supported the amended LGBTIQ+ Equality Bill passed through the upper house of NSW Parliament to being law! The Bill passed 15 votes to 12 in the upper house, making...
The ripple effects of violence against women and children Violence against women and children is a problem of epidemic proportions in Australia. The ripple effects of violence against women and...
Excellent reforms have been instituted by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) to accelerate workplace gender equality in Australia, enabled by legislative amendments Reforms will improve transparency, accountability & action...
Dr Rodgers-Healey This International Women's Day, 8 March 2024, to honour the courage and remember the suffering of the thousands of women & children killed and terrorised in the Israeli-Hamas War,...
Australian Education Ministers agree on a way forward to substantively address gender-based violence in higher education. The prevalence of experiences of sexual harassment and sexual assault among university students, and the...
19 JANUARY 2024 Following the 7 October 2023 brutal attack by Hamas on Israel, and the ensuing Israeli military bombardment of Gaza, UN Women has worked to analyse the differentiated...
Fulfilling science’s promise for gender equality Despite progress in women's education, a persistent gender gap exists across all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) globally. According to the United...
The Spotlight Initiative is an EU/UN partnership, and a global, multi-year initiative focused on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls – the world’s largest targeted effort to end...
Social and affordable housing in Australia Excerpts from The State of the Nation’s Housing 2021–22 states: The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) was established in June 2018 under...
Is there a better way to call a government to account other than shouting out and decrying bad policy and behaviour with the hope that eventually citizens will influence...
Achievements 2000 - 2022 August 2000 Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) is founded by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey. Note: in 2012, CLW changed its name to the Australian Centre for...
On August 19, 2024, The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) marked Equal Pay Day in Australia. Marking the 50 days into the new financial year that Australian women must work...