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NFPs Leading the Way on Gender Equality

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 17th November 2014 - Not for Profits have been recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, making the inaugural list of Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holders with 76…

Opinion

Not Missing in Action: The Enduring Penalty of ‘Being Female’

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st August 2014 - While many aspects of working life have changed in recent decades, the inequality of outcomes experienced by male and female employees has been remarkably resistant, writes Liz …

Flexibility No Key to Gender Equality – Debate

Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th November 2013 - Flexible working is not the key to gender equality in the workplace, an audience was told at the Diversity Council Australia’s Annual Diversity Debate in Sydney. The event,…

Gillard’s Fears Over Foreign Aid Cuts

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st October 2013 - In her first public appearance since being ousted as Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has aired her concerns on where Australia is heading if the Government continues to cut foreign…

Men Want More Flexible Working Hours

Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th September 2013 - Australian men want more flexibility at all stages of their career and they perform better when they have it, according to a new Government briefing paper from the Workplace Gender…

Reporting Framework for Gender Equality

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th March 2013 - A new reporting framework to help employers improve gender equality outcomes has been tabled in Federal Parliament. The Workplace Gender Equality framework establishes the specific…

Schwartz to Advise on Workplace Gender Equality

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th January 2013 - Prominent businesswoman and philanthropist, Carol Schwartz AO is leading consultations with business and other interest groups on the reporting requirements of the Federal Government’s…

Female Grads Earn $5000 Less Than Men – Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th January 2013 - The gender pay gap between female and male university graduates more than doubled last year, increasing from $2000 to $5000 per annum, according to new figures released by the Workplace…

Gender Equality Bill Passes Through Parliament

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th November 2012 - New legislation supporting gender equality in the workplace has passed through the both houses of Federal Parliament. The passage of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace…

Opinion

Where’s the Gender Equality for Sole Parents?

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th October 2012 - Gender and class equality should go hand in hand says John Falzon, St Vincent de Paul Society National Council Chief Executive and a member of the Australian Social Inclusion Board…

NFP Publication Campaigns for Gender Equality

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd October 2012 -
A Switch in Time is available now. A ‘hot pink’ publication has been launched by The Victorian Women's Trust which it describes as tackling the long standing…

Kevin Rudd Launches ‘Because I am a Girl’ Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th November 2011 - Girls around the world are fighting a losing battle for gender equality unless boys join the cause, says a major global report from Plan, launched in Australia this week by the Minister…

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