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Office for Women

The Office for Women works across government to deliver policies and programmes to advance gender equality and improve the lives of Australian women.

Our current priorities are:

strengthening women’s economic security including women’s workforce participation.
Supporting more women into leadership positions.
ensuring that women and their children are safe from violence.

Current Initiatives

Grants and Funding

Grants and Funding

The Women’s Leadership and Development Strategy provides funding and support to organisations to deliver gender equality at the national level.

International Forums

International Forums

Our work contributes to Australia’s policies on international matters relating to gender equality and women.

Leadership

We are committed to increasing the number of women in leadership positions in the public and private sectors.

Women's Economic Security

Economic Security

Our work supports more Australian women into work – improving women’s economic security today and helping them accumulate retirement savings for the future.

Women's Safety

Feeling safe and without fear of violence is everyone's right; reducing violence is everyone's responsibility.

Latest News

Three women sitting around a meeting table, watching another woman who is doing a presentation with a sheet of graphs on a whiteboard .

Record number of women on government boards and expansion of BoardLinks program

Leadership Boardlinks

Friday, 19 October 2018

The Australian Government is making strong progress on its target for women to hold 50 percent of government board positions, with more women than ever now on government boards.

National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women

Womens Safety 2018 COAG National Summit on Reducing Violence Against Women and their Children

Friday, 21 September 2018

Reducing violence against women and their children through prevention, response and recovery will be the key themes of next month’s National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women and Their Children.

Dr Sharman Stone at the APEC Women and Economy Forum, 2018

Statement by Australia’s Head of Delegation, Dr Sharman Stone

International Forums APEC Women and the Economic Forum (WEF)

Friday, 07 September 2018

Thank you Mr Chair, Distinguished Delegates and Heads of Delegation.

Resources

Government response to A Husband is not a Retirement Plan: Achieving Economic Security for Women in Retirement

Office for Women

16th August 2018

On 16 August 2018, the Australian Government tabled its response to the Senate Economics References Committee inquiry report A Husband is not a Retirement Plan: Achieving Economic Security for Women in Retirement.

2018 Progress Report on the Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012-2018

Office for Women

The Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012-2018 (National Action Plan) is a whole of government policy to implement United Nations Securit

Report of the Australian Government Delegation to the 62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

Office for Women

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (the Commission) is a global policy making body that is dedicated to advancing gender equality and enhancing the rights of women and girls around the world.

Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality - Case Studies

Office for Women

The Office for Women sought case studies to showcase Australia’s collective efforts in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. These case studies highlight the work being done by businesses and the community to contribute to Australia’s efforts to meet SDG 5.

2018-19 Budget: Improving the lives of Australian women

Office for Women

Budget 2018-19 announcement from Minister O'Dwyer, detailing a range of initiatives focussed on improving the lives of Australian women.