The Office for Women collates an annual report on government's performance against Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards targets.
The Australian Government is committed to achieving the following targets, as set out in Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality.
The Australian Government is committed to advancing women’s economic equality, including leading a national push to help close the gender pay gap.
Economic equality between women and men is essential to achieving gender equality. Women in Australia have lower workforce participation rates and work fewer hours than men. Women face barriers to working the hours and jobs they want. These include:
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Gender-based violence is a critical national issue in Australia and occurs across all, demographic and age groups. The Australian Government is committed to taking action to stop violence against women and children.
This Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C) , sets out how we intend to deliver on our responsibilities, and addresses our operating environment, our people and capability, our risk management and oversight and our key activities and performance measures.
Our Corporate Plan sets out our agenda to help deliver on our mission – to improve the lives of all Australians.
The Plan outlines our key priorities for the next four years to support growing our economy and creating jobs, vibrant and resilient regions, strengthening families and communities, advancing Australia’s international interests and enhancing national security, governing well and preparing to respond to future critical issues.
The Office for Women supports the Australian Government’s objectives to advance gender equality at home, in our region and around the globe, in accordance with Australia’s Working for Women: a Strategy for Gender Equality and Australia's International Gender Equality Strategy by:
The Australian Government is committed to achieving gender equality in Australia. That is why women’s leadership, representation and decision-making is a key priority area of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality. Having women in visible, influential and decision-making leadership positions is essential to achieving gender equality.
The Australian Government is committed to advancing gender equality as a national priority and is taking a whole-of-government approach, as outlined in Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality.
Gender equality brings with it opportunities for women and men to thrive, making our economy stronger, more inclusive and more sustainable.
Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality
The Office for Women works in partnership with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) to further drive workplace gender equality. WGEA is a statutory government agency responsible for promoting and improving gender equality in Australian workplaces.