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During the 2022-23 Financial Year, the Office for Women collected new data to understand women’s representation on individual Australian Government boards and in disaggregated Chair and Deputy Chair…
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…
The Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce was established to provide advice to the Australian Government to support the advancement of women’s economic equality and achieve gender equality, as committed to in the…
Funding has been provided to MIGRATION COUNCIL AUSTRALIA through Programme 1.1 Office for Women, to deliver outcomes leading to improving gender equality.
On 23 August 2024, the Australian Government received the final report from the expert panel appointed to undertake a rapid review of evidence-based approaches to prevent gender-based violence. The report provides specific and practical advice to…
Each year, the Office for Women reports annually on the representation of women on Australian Government Boards.Record results have been achieved in 2023-24. Data is presented at Australian…
The Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report, prepared annually by the Australian Government Office for Women, outlines performance against the Australian Government’s target for gender balance on…
The Budget delivered a number of important measures for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to help build a public service for the future. As part of the APS reform agenda the government has provided $72.9 million over three years to…
Policy goal: secure, safe jobs with decent wages, conditions and opportunities for career developmentThe Australian Government is committed to boosting job security and wages and to creating safe, fair and productive workplaces. Our policy vision is…
The Secretaries Board met at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.APS ReformThe Board agreed an approach to engage APS staff in developing an APS Purpose Statement (Recommendation 6 of the Thodey Review…
The Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Annual Report is prepared by the Office for Women each year, and outlines performance against the Australian Government’s targets for gender balance on Australian…
As the Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service, I am pleased to present the Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Annual Report 2022‑2023 – which confirms the highest representation of women…
Today, the Minister for the Public Service Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher announced Australian Public Service Commissioner Mr Peter Woolcott AO will retire on 10 May 2023.Since his appointment in August 2018, Mr Woolcott has stewarded the APS…
An external nomination is one which is made by a person or organisation who is not the Minister responsible for approving the appointment, or a member of their department. This may include, for example, a state or territory government or non-…
The Secretaries Board has established 4 subcommittees:Capability and Workforce CommitteeSecretaries Digital and Data CommitteePartnership Priorities CommitteeSecretaries Talent CouncilIn addition, the Chief Operating Officers (COO) Committee plays…
The APS Integrity Taskforce (the Taskforce) was established by Secretaries Board to take a ‘bird’s-eye’ view of the APS integrity landscape, identify gaps and look for opportunities to learn from and build upon the important work already underway…
OverviewViolence against women and children remains a national crisis in Australia. While there has been significant action and investment towards ending gender-based violence, including through the National Plan to End Violence…
The evaluation involved a desktop review and interviews with selected stakeholders of the NWA program. Documents for the desktop review were provided by OfW and included grant administration documents, funding agreements, activity work plans,…
The factors outlined in this paper impact us across the life course. They can be experienced in different ways at different times, and the impacts can accumulate over a life time.Financial insecurity, for example, can impact a woman’s decision or…
Purpose of the Secretaries BoardSection 64 of the Public Service Act 1999 establishes the Secretaries Board and sets out its functions as follows:to take responsibility for the stewardship of the APS and for developing and implementing strategies to…
The Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (Council) was convened virtually today, attended by:Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (Commonwealth)The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP (Commonwealth)The Hon Justine Elliot MP (…
Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards reporting guidelinesThe Australian Government remains committed to gender targets for Australian Government boards. Targets have been in effect since 1 July 2016 and call for:Target 1:…
OverviewViolence against women and children remains a national crisis in Australia. While there has been significant action and investment towards ending gender-based violence, including through the National Plan to End Violence…
Monitoring and evaluation are critical to embedding a culture of continuous improvement. Agencies can adopt a positive mindset towards accountability, whether this is through initiating internal assessment, responding to external oversight, or…