So that Australia will have a woman Prime Minister sooner rather than later, the E-book, Considerations for Australia’s next woman Prime Minister by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey presents an analysis on issues to...
15 October 2014. 6.30pm. Parliament Theatrette. NSW Parliament House Sydney A Public Panel Event focusing on how women are exercising their leadership to address climate change, based on their understanding of...
Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, earlier this week addressed a full house at a Human Rights Commission event, RightsTalk: Balancing the Scales of Justice. “Australians who need communications supports, or who...
Gina Glantz started genderavenger.com with an idea born out of frustration and in hope as she reflected how many instances of women being absent from or underrepresented in the public arena were reported. The occurrence of...
Research has highlighted that remedying the gender gap can be addressed by addressing gender based direct and indirect discrimination so that assumptions are not made about the industries, careers, positions...
In its 2011 multicultural policy, the Australian Government committed to develop and implement a National Anti-Racism Strategy. The Strategy has been developed through a partnership led by the Australian Human Rights...
The Australian Council of Social Service has released new analysis revealing that people on low and middle incomes will carry the overwhelming burden of repairing the federal Budget. "Our analysis...
The Age ~ Melbourne ~ Saturday March 8 2014 By Suzy Freeman-Greene Today is International Women's Day. A year ago, on this day, we had a female prime minister and...
Recognition for ACLW in NSW State Parliament Legislative Assembly Thursday 6 March 2014 The excerpt below has been reproduced from pages 81-82 of the Parliamentary Hansard for Thursday 6 March...
This article by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey was first published at Women's Agenda on 3 March 2014 The Financial Review reported recently that the Abbott Government is considering changing gender reporting requirements...
Leanne Evans, Australian Womensport and Recreation Association (AWRA)’s Executive Officer joined other representatives from the Equality Rights Alliance, Australia’s largest network of 64 organisations advocating for women’s equality, to state the case that supporting...
The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 2014 How can we ease the way, for Australia's next female PM? By Leslie Cannold This weekend marks six months since Julia Gillard stepped...
ACLW’s ‘Sustaining Women’s Empowerment in Communities and Organisations’ (SWECO) Objective and Overview ACLW’s ‘Sustaining Women’s Empowerment in Communities and Organisations’ (SWECO) Award aims to honour male and female individuals and groups who...
Did you know that October 11 is the "Day of the Girl Child”?On 19 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day...
Would business tolerate the Abbott cabinet gender imbalance? It would be wrong to think that gender equality in the workplace is still elusive. Even if the Abbott government’s Cabinet, with its sole...
In the lead up to the election, whilst attention focuses on marginal seats, those who are disadvantaged in the Australian community should not be marginalised. The Report, How Australia is...
ACLW hosted 3 public Leadership Conversations at the City Beach Function Centre in Wollongong, NSW. Each Conversation involved a Panel of leaders from different sectors in the Illawarra in front...
Findings of Survey about Former PM Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) conducted a research study which commenced on 24 June 13 and...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets Ms Malala Yousafzai. Pakistani education activist and violence survivor Malala Yousafzai marked her 16th birthday on 12 July 2013 at United Nations headquarters by giving...
By Sandra Cook Director of Policy BPW Australia Sandy Cook Both organisations that I belong to (BPW Australia and economicSecurity4Women) are unique in that they represent women who are employers, employees, self-employed...