News & Views Lydia Williams joins board of the Australian Sports Commission Retired Matildas player Lydia Williams has been appointed as one of four new commissioners to the board of the Australians Sports Commission.
Sport Government vows to cut funding for sporting organisations that don’t meet gender targets by 2027 National sporting organisations must have gender-equal boards and leadership by 2027 or the government will withhold funding for the organisation, in a new policy aimed at addressing gender equality in sport.
Music ‘Equality in music is long overdue!’ Kate Jenkins AO to be keynote speaker at Women in Music conference Kate Jenkins AO will be a key speaker at the 2024 Australian Women in Music Conference in October.
Sport Kate Jenkins appointed as Chair of the Australian Sports Commission Kate Jenkins AO is commencing her new role as the new Chair of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) this week.
News & Views Professor Anna Cody is Australia’s new Sex Discrimination Commissioner Professor Anna Cody has been appointed as Australia’s new Sex Discrimination Commissioner, replacing Kate Jenkins.
News & Views ‘Unacceptable, disappointing, unsurprising’: One in three workers experience sexual harassment at work One in three workers have experienced sexual harassment in their workplace over the last five years, according to a new national survey.
News & Views ‘Major achievement’: The Respect@Work bill passes Australian parliament The Respect@Work bill passed Australian parliament today, meaning all the recommendations in Kate Jenkins’ Respect@Work report are now law.
News & Views New Respect@Work website launches to address workplace sexual harassment The new Respect@Work website has launched with comprehensive resources to support employers in preventing and responding to sexual harassment.
News & Views Employers will need to actively prevent sexual harassment under new laws The onus will be on employers to prevent sexual harassment from occurring, under new legislation set to be introduced to federal parliament.
News & Views Kate Jenkins’ report: Can Scott Morrison meet the moment? Morrison was yesterday at pains to emphasise that he “hears” the women of Australia, but is he capable of really listening?
Politics ‘Today must mark the end of impunity in this place’: Kate Thwaites MP appeals for the government to #SettheStandard One in three people employed in the parliamentary workplace has experienced some kind of harassment, according to Kate Jenkins’ report.
News & Views Senator accused of ‘growling’ at Jacqui Lambie within hours of respect report. Set the (new) standard now, Scott Morrison. The standard should have been set long ago. Scott Morrison must act swiftly on implementing all of Kate Jenkins’ recommendations