Will women deliver victory to Gillard?

My article in last Saturday’s Age looks at the gender gap in support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the diabolical attempts to undermine it – at the cost of a Labor victory this coming Saturday. Read the article

Special measures to promote women’s employment are NOT in breach of the Sex Discrimination Act

Letter to the Australian Financial Review by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner:

Your article entitled “ASX gender targets raise legal danger” (July 5) argues that listed companies risk breaking the law by pursuing gender targets required by the Australian Securities Exchange.

This risk does not arise if the action taken by the company is a “special [...]

Gender Equity Stats

As requested, I am posting this summary of the disparities in pay and other indicators between women and men in Australia. The stats were prepared by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, in 2009 but the situation has changed little, if at all, since then:  Gender Equality Stats 2009,

A wonderful BBC archive on the second wave

The history of the second wave women’s movement captured via speeches and interviews. See it here

EOWA Consultation Report Released

Finally, the federal government has released the report of the consultations into the review of the EOWA Act conducted by KPMG last year.  You can read the report here. Comments on it will be posted soon.

Recent Speeches

I have posted some of my recent speeches:

AN ARTIST LOST: REDISCOVERING CONSTANCE STOKES
National Gallery of Australia, 17 November, 2009

DCA DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP BRIEFING
Review of EOWA and State of Play for Women at Work, Melbourne, Wednesday 25 November 2009

SWB 2009 OPENING
Opening Address, Serious Women’s Business Conference, Melbourne Convention Centre, Tuesday 10 November, 2009

THE STORY OF THE STORY
Talk [...]

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