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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…

Govt Calls for Public Comment on Gender Equality

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th January 2013 - The Federal Government has called for public comment to help develop the next stage of its workplace gender equality reforms. The Workplace Gender Equality Act was introduced to …

Poor Maternal Health Outcomes for Refugees – NFP Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th December 2012 -
Maria Vamvakinou MP launches Common Threads at Melbourne Museum. Supplied. Immigrant and refugee women are at greater risk of suffering poorer maternal and child health outcomes,…

Women’s Board Scholarships Revealed

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th December 2012 - Scholarships have been awarded to 70 high performing women to attend the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Company Directors Course or Mastering the Boardroom…

Women on Boards but Not in Leadership Pipeline

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th November 2012 - It’s been revealed that the numbers of women at the upper levels of corporate Australia are so low that it will take decades before women achieve any meaningful representation,…

More Women Experiencing ‘Perceived Discrimination’ at Work – ABS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th November 2012 -
A new ABS report reveals more women are experiencing workplace discrimination than in the past. Photo: canada.com A new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report has revealed…

Philanthropic Investment in Aboriginal Women Needed – Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 29th October 2012 - Australian philanthropists are being urged to invest in programs to assist Aboriginal women and girls who can then act as catalysts for social change in their local communities,…

Partnership Supports ‘Job Search’ Women

Staff Reporter, Monday, 15th October 2012 - A Sydney charity which supports disadvantaged women in preparation for job interviews has received $570,000 in scholarships as part of a new partnership with vocational education…

Program Extended for Women on Boards Training

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th September 2012 - A corporate governance training initiative to develop women’s skills as Board Directors will be offered over the next two years. The Victorian Women's Governance scholarships…

Gender Pay Gap Remains High

Staff Reporter, Monday, 20th August 2012 - New data shows that the gender pay gap between women and men remains stubbornly high at 17.5 per cent, according to a Government workplace agency. Data released by the Australian Bureau…

100 Women of Influence Awards

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th July 2012 - Australian media organisation, the Financial Review Group, together with the Westpac Group, are on a mission to celebrate 100 of Australia’s outstanding and most influential…

National Homeless Figures Remain Unchanged

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th July 2012 - The new report has found that young people, women and Indigenous Australians were all overrepresented among those receiving homeless services in the December quarter of 2011 –…

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