The gender pay gap is highest in the 45-54 age group at 20.0%. Increasing women’s workforce participation by 6% could add $25 billion a year to...
#EPD2017 women are more likely to take time out of the workforce
The aim of gender equality in the workplace is to achieve broadly equal outcomes for women and men, not necessarily outcomes that are exactly the...
ABS releases Standard for Sex and Gender Variables
Media Release - 2nd February The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released the Standard for Sex and Gender Variables. The standard...
#CSW62 – the discussion continues
#CSW62Aus - eS4W was represented by JERA International through participation in the Australian NGO delegation and Australian government meetings,...
Australia has a clear human rights obligation to ALL its families and home environments
There was no escaping the cost of abandoning this obligation, as demonstrated clearly by more than fourteen International and Australian speakers at...
International Womens Day – A message from UN Women National Committee Australia
Celebrating International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is commemorated around the world on the 8th of March. It’s a perfect day to take...
Professionals Australia launches gender bias stem series
Professionals Australia today launched its Gender Bias series to mark Equal Pay Day. CEO Chris Walton said the national gender pay gap is an...
Equal Pay Day 8 September – National gender pay gap 16.2%
Equal Pay Day falls on 8 September this year, marking the additional time from the end of the previous financial year that women must work to earn...
Older women still facing significant issues in housing, employment: commissioner
“Older women who do not own a home will not be able to afford city rentals once they are fully reliant on the age pension,” said Ms Ryan. Read the...
An Investment in Women in the Economy pays the best National Dividends
@CSW60 Parallel Event Thursday 17th March 2016 at 10:30 am @ the Salvation Army - 221 East 52 End Street (between 2nd and 3rd Ave) Downstairs. This...
#PLEDGEFORPARITY
Today on International Women’s Day, an alliance of national women’s organisations is joining the campaign #pledgeforparity. We will celebrate the...
The Conversation – Article – “What we miss when we focus on the gender wage gap”
The gender pay gap currently stands at 23% in Australia, but this statistic alone does not capture the full problem. If you don’t have a job, the...
#Towards2025 strategy launched today (6 July 2017)
Ministerial Statement: "Supporting women to participate in the workforce is an economic and social priority for the Turnbull Government — it’s good...
Male Champions of Change Sport Group
The power list – accelerating the advancement of women in sports leadership A Sponsorship Program developed by The Male Champions of Change for...
New national university support line
MEDIA RELEASE - UNIVERSITIES AUSTRALIA - MONDAY 31 JULY 2017 A new national support line for university students commences today, as universities...
Reason why the gender pay gap isn’t closing
In almost every country, women are paid less for an hour’s work than men. The fact the gender pay gap definitely exists is well established. The...
Retail workers affected most by $450 threshold
Retail workers, both women and men, are missing out the most on compulsory superannuation contributions due to the $450 a month threshold. According...
Older Women and Superannuation
Older women, (women 55+), in Australia have spent a lifetime of accumulating less, a lifetime of inequality of lower pay than men, of fewer higher...
Call to Action
A Time Use Survey: The why, the who, the need, the when, and the how Introduction of the Modular Online Time Use Survey (MOTUS) Read the why, who,...
eS4W joins the campaign to Deliver for Good
Deliver for Good is a global campaign that applies a gender lens to the Sustainable Development Goals and promotes 12 critical investments in girls...
Introduction of the Modular Online Time Use Survey (MOTUS)
Show you support – A Time Use Survey: the why, the who, the need, the when and the how.
#EPD2017 support women in sport
Women in all sports have been fighting for a decade for a level playing field – equal pay for equal value. So are we. How did they get this far and what does it mean for women playing and leading in sport today?