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The Australian Government is committed to achieving gender equality in Australia. Women’s leadership, representation and decision-making is one of the key priority areas of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender…
Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
Context
The Government announced in the Women’s Budget Statement 2021-22 a targeted review (the Review) of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (the WGE Act). This…
On 4-6 March 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted leaders of the Lao PDR, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor-Leste in Melbourne at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special…
Appendix 4 – What we heard: summary of consultation themes
What was heard
Several key themes emerged from consultation including:
The WGEA dataset is world-leading and gives a high-level picture of the progress being made on…
Organisations and people interviewed by the review
Australian Government
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister…
When driving through most Australian towns, large or small, you can almost always find a war memorial, often at the town centre.They come in the form of granite obelisks, memorial gates, statues and more. They are found in parks,…
Australia is currently held back from reaching its full social and economic potential by pervasive and systemic gender inequality. Entrenched and rigid gender norms and enduring bias maintain a social context where gender inequality is assumed,…
Executive summary
The Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report is prepared annually by the Australian Government Office for Women, and reports on the Government’s performance against…
As part of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality, the Australian Government is offering a Research Partnership Grant to build the evidence base on what works to achieve gender equality, especially in relation to driving…
The suitability of the model to represent Australian women, including underrepresented women, was assessed with reference to who is being represented and how they are being represented. With regards to who is being…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has concluded meetings with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic and business leaders at the APEC Summit in San Francisco.The forum’s theme, Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future…
We provide clear and persuasive advice to the government on how it might best tackle the significant issues facing Australia. Our priorities include:supporting the Prime Minister in his role as head of the Australian Government and the Cabinet and…
Vision: An Australia where people are safe, treated with respect, have choices and have access to resources and equal outcomes no matter their gender.Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender EqualityThe Australian Government has put…
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review (Beijing+30) was held in Bangkok, Thailand in November 2024.Beijing+30 brought together nations from the Asia-Pacific, to review the region’s progress towards implementation of the…
Executive summaryThe Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report is prepared annually by the Australian Government Office for Women, and reports on the Government’s performance against its…
To raise awareness to Australian communities affected by female genital mutilation cutting (FGM/C)
Care and support are activities that develop and maintain people’s capabilities, independence or quality of life. Across a person’s lifetime, these activities may span many areas, such as health, education or social care.The care and support economy…
There have been improvements in women's representation in Australia's political and public life, and key leadership roles over recent decades, particularly at all levels of government.Representation of women in…
The Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report, prepared annually by the Office for Women, outlines performance against the Australian Government’s target for gender balance on Australian…
In 2019, staff at the Department (PM&C) rebranded the staff diversity networks, which includes the Women’s Network, to establish a consistent look and feel.
The Women’s Network logo retained a “W” icon which…
Quad countries are working together to take action to address climate change. The Quad is supporting regional partners, in particular countries in the Pacific, with energy transition and to tackle the challenges posed by climate change.Clean Energy…
All gifts and benefits accepted (and valued at over $AUD 100 [excluding GST]), must be publicly disclosed.PM&C Gifts Policy states ‘gifts or benefits greater than $100 must be registered on the PM&C Gifts and Benefits Register’.The data…
All Cabinet Submissions and New Policy Proposals (NPPs) must be informed by gender analysis and include a Gender Analysis Summary.The Gender Analysis Summary is a brief overview of the gender analysis undertaken for the proposal, which is recorded…
Strengthen knowledge sharing and accountabilityThe Review recognises that prevention through systems, industries and other mechanisms also requires a consideration of wider structural levers, such as those established to provide national…