This week, around the country, grandparents and parents are being forced to make difficult decisions about whether grandparents care for grandchildren in this global pandemic. Older people are being u…
Pay rises for brain builders: Why early childhood educators need to be paid more
Why on earth would government pay for pay rises to one small section of the economy? Do childcare educators even deserve wage increases? After all, aren’t they just there to “wipe snotty noses and cha…
How women fare in NSW and the concerns to be noted
Women’s overall health, wellbeing and safety are some of the key concerns to note from the broad range of statistics outlined in the new Women in NSW 2018 Annual Report, released today. And in t…
Part-time work up, but there’s been a drop in number of women working full-time
While the number of women participating in the Australian workforce is climbing, there’s actually been a drop in women working full-time. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force …
In news that will shock few parents childcare fees are on the rise. Again.
Depressing is the only word for it. A week before the government’s new childcare arrangements kick in – reforms that were far from perfect but were designed to deliver some welcome financial relief to…
The Glass Ceiling Index: Where are the best & worst places to be a working woman?
According to The Economist’s 2018 glass-ceiling index, a yearly assessment of where women have the best and worst chances of equal treatment at work in countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-op…
“Ask Treasury”: The Office for Women’s response to the Budget’s impact on women.
Earlier this week the NFAW released its Gender Lens Report which examined the impact of the 2017-18 Federal Budget on women. It included the alarming result that some women will face an effective marg…
Damning Budget analysis shows some women will be hit with an effective marginal tax rate of 100%
Remember how back in 1984 Australia led the world by introducing a Women’s Budget Statement, with the broad objective of limiting gender inequality? We did but that was a very different time. Th…
How Australia completely missed the point about “women as a drain on the economy”.
Last week, apparently, the OECD published a “provocative report” claiming “stay at home mums are a drain on the economy”, imploring them to return to work. That’s not what the report actually sa…
