The Victorian government is set to be the first jurisdiction in Australia to hold its public sector to account on gender equality, with the introduction of a new bill that will effect 380,000 employee…
Gender Equity Victoria calls for $21.6 million investment in gender equity & women’s health services
Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) is calling for $21.6 million to be invested in gender equity and women’s health services in the 2020/21 Victorian state government budget. The state’s peak…
Why Australia needs to follow the UK & introduce a bill for flexible work as default
A few weeks ago, MP Helen Whately took an unprecedented step and introduced a flexible working bill into UK Parliament. Whately argued that the “40-hour, five-day working week made sense in an era of …
‘An equality agenda’: Daniel Andrews announces 50 percent female cabinet
Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews has confirmed his commitment to an “equality agenda” starting with the appointment of three new women and an historic 50 percent female cabinet. New addit…
A citizen’s jury in Victoria managed to reach a consensus on gender quotas
There was the inevitable coven of angry feminists, like me, with their Marxist leanings and chunky jewellery. Then there was the contingent of Young Liberals. Grey-haired white men were well represent…
