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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

Chief Executive Women: Women leaders enabling women leaders

CEW Harvard Scholarship Winners announced

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, in partnership with Chief Executive Women (CEW) today announced the winners of two scholarships for senior women in public service to attend the prestigious leadership development program at Harvard Business School.

New strategy to boost women’s participation in the workforce

Economic Security

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Towards 2025: An Australian Government strategy to boost women’s workforce participation was launched today to help Australia reduce the gender workforce participation gap.

Apply now for the new Chief Executive Women Indigenous scholarships

Grants and Funding

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Summary New scholarship opportunity from Chief Executive Women for Indigenous women in management roles

Resources

COAG 2016 National Summit on Reducing Violence against women and their Children

Office for Women

The COAG National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children was the first of its kind. It brought COAG together with practitioners, academia, survivors, business and civil society in their shared efforts to address violence against women and their children.

Report of the Australian Government Delegation to the 61st 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 the rights of women and girls across the world.

2016 Progress Report - Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012-2018

Office for Women

28th April 2017

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 Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) and related Security Council resolutions that comprise the W

CSW61: Agreed Conclusions

Office for Women

30th March 2017

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has released the Agreed Conclusions of its 61st Session.

National Women's Alliance Guidelines 2017

Office for Women

16th March 2017

The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for the National Women's Alliance Grant Opportunity.