I visited Strathcona (which is in Melbourne) on Friday April 29, including a visit to Tay Creggan, their Year 9 campus, which of course features in my book The Lost Mother. My mother’s portrait hung on the walls of Tay Creggan from 1933 until 1969 when my grandmother finally was able to buy it. [...]
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In Australia in the 21st century the private sector is taking the lead in promoting equality for women in employment and championing women to be leaders in the business world, a field the federal government once had made its own. Read my article in the Sydney Morning Herald, December 18 2010 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, The answer seems to be Yes. Read this provocative article in the New York Times of 1 April (and no, it is not a joke). Read article I have posted some of my recent speeches: AN ARTIST LOST: REDISCOVERING CONSTANCE STOKES DCA DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP BRIEFING SWB 2009 OPENING THE STORY OF THE STORY An important test case under the new Fair Work Act, which is supported by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, promises pay rises of up to 30 per cent for the thousands of women who work in refuges and other community organisations. Read article |
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