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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...
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...
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...
By Ludo McFerran, National Project Manager, Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies at the University of New South Wales Ludo McFerran Domestic and family violence which affects one third of Australians...
By Debbie Kilroy, CEO, Sisters Inside, Brisbane Debbie Kilroy Women continue to be imprisoned at an alarming rate. Over the past 10 years, the number of women prisoners in Australia...
By Eve Bodsworth, Research and Policy Manager, Brotherhood of St Lawrence Eve Bodsworth While Australia has experienced a decade of economic growth, the divide between included and excluded is growing....
By Terese Edwards, CEO, National Council of Single Mothers & their Children Terese Edwards From time to time Australia will put a spotlight on poverty and its impact. The issue...
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...
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,...
By Violet Roumeliotis, CEO of Settlement Services International Violet Roumeliotis The forced migration of people fleeing persecution is one of the major challenges in the world today. Australia has contributed to...
By Kelly Hinton, Executive Director, Project Respect Kelly Hinton Violence against women (VAW) is publicly condemned in our community, largely due to the incredible perseverance and hard work of women...
By Janelle Brown, Aboriginal Community Engagement Janelle Brown Being a community based Aboriginal woman (and worker) can be a difficult experience. I see a lot of pain and hardship around...
By Libby Davies, CEO, White Ribbon Australia One of the most insidious issues in our society that disadvantages women is men’s violence against women (VAW). Libby Davies Statistics reveal that...
The Work and Family Roundtable is made up of researchers with expertise on work and family policy. Its goal is to propose, comment upon, collect and disseminate research to inform...
Paid Parental Leave schemes that create disincentives for women to return to work and stifle workplace innovation in the business sector, will not be of long-term value, according to several...
By Kerriann Dear, Director of the Queensland Working Women’s Service Inc. (QWWS) For almost 30 years sexual harassment has been unlawful in Australian workplaces, yet while it is considered pervasive,...
Executive Summary Our landmark survey of gender diversity in the leadership of the community sector is both a good news and a bad news story.In a sector where women comprise...