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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...
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...
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...
Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey 14 February 2024 As we bear witness to the suffering and killing of children and women in Gaza, we also bear witness to world leaders who are...
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...
Inside this issue Paid Parental Leave scheme – New Developments2Positive Duty for Employers3Chanel Contos4What is the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–20325Personal Safety Statistics7Status of Women...
Today marks six years since the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart was issued to the Australian people. The Uluru Statement represents an unprecedented historic First Nations consensus...
If you would like to be an exceptional leader, ACLW's Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey invites you to register for a transformational personalised Leadership program for women called, Leading with Purpose to...
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...