Australian Centre for Leadership for Women
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 2014. AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP FOR WOMEN Mr GARETH WARD (Kiama) [ 6.12 p.m.]: On Wednesday 5 March 2014 I was fortunate to attend an […]
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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 in order to cut $1 billion in red tape particularly for small and medium sized businesses. Only companies with 1000 or more staff will be
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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 women into leadership roles and on Boards is good for business and for the health of the Australian community. Despite research which shows that having three
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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 down from the highest office in the land. With International Women’s Day on the horizon, it is timely to reflect on Gillard’s rise and fall.
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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 have developed a sustainable initiative to empower women in a community or organisation. The Award was established in 2011. SWECO award has 3 categories Empower women
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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 of the Girl Child, to recognise girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. For its second observance, this year’s Day
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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 female member in foreign minister Julie Bishop would seem to show otherwise. Legislatively, there has been a strengthened effort to significantly change how employers address
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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 faring: Multiple Disadvantage 2012 which measured multiple disadvantage for people aged 18 to 64 years indicated that around 5% of the working age population, or 640,000 people,
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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 of a live audience. Conversations with Diann Rodgers-Healey to explore leadership in action through the personal journeys of leaders, and their insights on leadership in
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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 closed on 26 July 2013 when PM Julia Gillard announced her resignation after losing a leadership ballot to Kevin Rudd on 26 June 2013. The
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Pakistani education activist and violence survivor Malala Yousafzai marked her 16th birthday on 12 July 2013 at United Nations headquarters by giving her first high-level public appearance and statement on the importance of education. Malala became a public figure when she was shot by the Taliban while travelling to school last year in Pakistan – targeted
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By Sandra Cook Director of Policy BPW Australia Both organisations that I belong to (BPW Australia and economicSecurity4Women) are unique in that they represent women who are employers, employees, self-employed and non-employed. Clearly these women have a wide range of views on how best to improve the status of women and secure their equal place in all
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By Ludo McFerran, National Project Manager, Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies at the University of New South Wales Domestic and family violence which affects one third of Australians at some time in their life, has been high on the federal government’s agenda since the 1970s and has generally received bipartisan political support- the core difference
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By Debbie Kilroy, CEO, Sisters Inside, Brisbane Women continue to be imprisoned at an alarming rate. Over the past 10 years, the number of women prisoners in Australia has increased by 48% (compared with a 29% increase amongst men)[1]. Increases occurred in all states and territories except the ACT: of particular concern was a massive
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By Eve Bodsworth, Research and Policy Manager, Brotherhood of St Lawrence While Australia has experienced a decade of economic growth, the divide between included and excluded is growing. While it is recognised that gender equality and the inclusion of women facing disadvantage can promote economic growth – for the converse to be true, for economic
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By Terese Edwards, CEO, National Council of Single Mothers & their Children From time to time Australia will put a spotlight on poverty and its impact. The issue gained a level of notoriety in the late 1980`s when the then Prime Minister Bob Hawk made child poverty a national concern. The action and response that
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I have been working and advocating for equality in the workplace and the wider society since 1979, when I was first employed at the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board. I have a long-held belief that to achieve equity, education is vital, particularly when it is empowered by legislation, and have conducted training programs in equal opportunity and
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In the lead up to the 2013 Federal Election, ACLW is running a Panel to explore the concerns of women who are in disadvantaged Australian communities. This Panel comprises Women Leaders in the community who are at the coal face working with women experiencing disadvantage. Panellists also offer their reflections and insights into relevant policy
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Press Release 5 June 2013 ACLW Panel on the Concerns of Women Experiencing Disadvantage in Australian Communities 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 faring: Multiple Disadvantage 2012 which measured multiple disadvantage
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By Violet Roumeliotis, CEO of Settlement Services International The forced migration of people fleeing persecution is one of the major challenges in the world today. Australia has contributed to addressing this challenge by accepting more than 700,000 refugees for resettlement (Hugo, Njuki & Vas Dev, 2012) over the past 60 years. There is compelling longitudinal evidence