Australian Centre for Leadership for Women

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 all-male panels at conferences, events, and on industry leader lists has become very common  Gina Glantz says, “Too many of us have attended a conference with […]

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 and job assignments for women; by taking into account the balance of paid and unpaid work that women and men undertake in their lifetime; the

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 Commission. The partnership includes the Department of Immigration and Citizenship; the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; the Attorney-General’s Department; the Australian

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 brings home the harsh truth that the heavy focus on spending cuts will be socially harmful and cost our nation more in the long run,”

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 three women in cabinet. Now 18 men plus Julie Bishop make decisions on our behalf. So much for holding up half the sky. In Victoria,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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