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From Parenting Payment to Newstart: not a fair deal without vocational education and training. eS4W understands the aim of the Gillard Government to ensure single parents are supported to find and start work once their children are at primary school; however we are concerned about the potential barriers to this transition and the impact on [...]

eS4W welcomes the Federal Budget measures that have increased Australia’s commitment to the work of UN Women over the next four years. In the budget, the Gillard Government re-affirmed Australia’s commitment to the work of UN Women by allocating an additional $16.5 million in core funding to UN Women over four years to advance gender [...]

eS4W is seeking expressions of interest to fill our vacancy for an Executive Officer. Please see attached position description and details below of the recruitment process. We want to fill this position asap which means we have a very tight recruitment timeline. See details below:- Expression of interest/resume is to be submitted to Sharen Page [...]

eS4W has produced a promotional clip based on the alternate script provided by our production company for the 2011 IWD commercial.  Suzanne Barton and her production team have provided us this useful tool to highlight that there has been some generational change in women’s success and ambition and provides us with a timely reminder that [...]

NEW REPORT ON ATTITUDES T GENDER PAY EQUITY IN SMALL BUSINESS Most women workers’ expect to receive pay equal to that of a man when doing work of equal or comparable value, whether the work is similar or not, but many managers and owner managers of small businesses are less than enthusiastic about making sure [...]

Equal Pay Day 2011 will be held on 1 September, a date chosen for its significance as marking the additional time after the close of the financial year (63 days) that women have to work to match men’s earnings in that financial year. This calculation is based on ABS average full-time weekly earnings data that found that Australian women earn 17.2% less than men earn in a year.

In this video, hear what the Minister, The Hon Kate Ellis, has to say on International Women’s Day and the gender pay gap.

Here’s an update on eS4W’s International Women’s Day campaign – “Don’t be Short Changed”. This advertisement targets younger women, and asks them to work with their male colleagues to ensure they are being paid the same as other people doing the same role.

eS4W has launched their International Women’s Day campaign – “Don’t be Short Changed”. This advertisement targets younger women, and asks them to work with their male colleagues to ensure they are being paid the same as other people doing the same role.

Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme started on 1st January 2011. The PPL scheme is government funded and for eligible working parents of children born or adopted on or after 1st January.