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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

Academy for Enterprising Girls’ website launch

Friday, 11 October 2019

Registrations for Academy for Girls Entrepreneurs Program are now open

Today is Equal Pay Day

Wednesday, 28 August 2019

The date of Equal Pay Day marks the extra days that women must work to earn the same amount as men earned that year

CSW63 graphic tile contains the text ‘CSW63, Commission on the Status of Women, Social Protection, Public Services, Infrastructure, 11-22 March 2019’

Australia's engagement in CSW63 underway in New York

International Forums The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Find out about Australia’s engagement at the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women 63rd session

Resources

Beijing+25 National Review Report

Office for Women

The 2019 national review report on Australia's implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Australia’s 2014 National Report to UN Women on Australia’s implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, August 2014

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31st January 2019

Final Independent Review of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012-2018

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12th December 2018

UN Women guidance note for comprehensive national-level reviews

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3rd December 2018

Greater Choice for Australian Women - Women's Economic Security Statement 2018

Office for Women

20th November 2018

The inaugural Women’s Economic Security Statement, builds upon the Australian Government’s strong progress in supporting women’s economic security, with a focus on three key pillars: