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Gender pay gap in focus of feminised workforce review

Gender pay gap in focus of feminised workforce review

The federal government backs a review of wages in sectors with a large female workforce, but argues any pay increases would need to be gradual.

Menopause inquiry urges leave, education provisions

Menopause inquiry urges leave, education provisions

Menopause inquiry urges leave, education provisions

Menopause inquiry urges leave, education provisions

A Senate inquiry into the impacts of menopause and perimenopause has made a raft of recommendations, including reproductive leave and better education.

Strong labour standards urged for energy transition

Strong labour standards urged for energy transition

Strong labour standards urged for energy transition

Strong labour standards urged for energy transition

Governments are urged to attach strong labour standards to taxpayer-funded renewables, while the energy sector needs to come clean on safety and welfare.

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Women ditching part-time as COVID redefines flexibility

Women ditching part-time as COVID redefines flexibility

Part-time work is fading as the go-to way of meeting flexibility needs and this could open up opportunities to narrow gender-based economic disadvantage.

Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Australian workers could be offered 12 more days off under a union push to expand access to reproductive leave.

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Australia will have a shortfall of 100,000 electricians by 2050, an industry report warns, with almost half of the nation's electrical apprentices dropping out.

Calls for gambling ads ban to prevent gendered violence

Calls for gambling ads ban to prevent gendered violence

A panel of experts tasked with urgently investigating Australia's gender-based violence crisis has recommended gambling advertising and alcohol restrictions.

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'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women

'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women

'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women

'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women

A landmark report into missing and murdered First Nations women and children is merely "tinkering at the edges" and won't deliver justice, an expert has warned.

Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Parliament is being urged to "put some teeth" into action recommended by an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children.

Murdered Indigenous women, kids 'got little justice'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids 'got little justice'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids 'got little justice'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids 'got little justice'

An inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children wants a review into policing practices across the nation, after handing down a final report.

'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

Two in three Australian women struggle to afford menstruation products and one in two miss work due to periods, as advocates call on the government to step in.

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

One of Australia's largest cybersecurity organisations is launching a training course just for women as research shows they make up only one in five workers.

New governor-general to put an arm around Aussies

New governor-general to put an arm around Aussies

New governor-general to put an arm around Aussies

New governor-general to put an arm around Aussies

Former lawyer and gender equality advocate Sam Mostyn promises to put humanity as a top order of her time as 28th governor-general.

Flexibility a gender gap win for women in government

Flexibility a gender gap win for women in government

Flexibility a gender gap win for women in government

Flexibility a gender gap win for women in government

The public sector has a smaller gender pay gap than the private sector and is leading on flexible work, a report from the gender equality agency shows.

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Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Artificial intelligence is growing its female workforce but the number of women thins higher up the ladder, prompting calls for more equitable training.

Menopause leave bad for women at work: Liberal senator

The number of different types of leave available to workers is becoming "ridiculous", a Liberal senator has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Career stagnation, inequality risks media women exodus

Research on women in media reveals a growing dissatisfaction with the industry, driven by concerns about pay and a lack of promotional opportunities.

Women are reaching economic equality but femicide rises

Rising economic equality traditionally reduces gender-based violence but an expert fears this correlation may no longer be true in Australia. She explains why.

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Mind the gap: job choice not behind lower pay for women

The fact women and men tend to enter different occupations only accounts for around 20 per cent of the gender pay gap, research shows.

Author Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize for Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright has become the first author to win the Stella Prize twice, taking out the 2024 award with her epic novel Praiseworthy.

Commissioner warns of 'tech wreck' from unchecked abuse

As Australia races to retrofit laws for generative artificial intelligence, the nation's eSafety commissioner says investigators face real-life harms every day.

Lack of female leaders 'threatens' foreign policy

Without enough women in international affairs, big male personalities could throw foreign policy out the window, a researcher warns.

'Stale, pale and male': boardroom diversity stalls

Despite corporate platitudes on the importance of diversity and female representation, ASX300 boardrooms remain overwhelmingly white and male.

Ley wants more women pilots to take to the Aussie skies

Sussan Ley has pledged to audit Australia's aviation sector and publish her findings in a bid to move further towards "pilot parity".

Women leading the herd in agriculture business

Women in agriculture are making their mark in the sector by driving innovation in an industry that has long been dominated by men.

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