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Senate Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education Committee Inquiry

The submission by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) to the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education Committee Inquiry regarding the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 1999 focuses on areas of specific concern to the Sex Discrimination Commissioner. The submission does not comment on the legislative scheme as a whole but rather on how the legislative framework proposed by the Government might operate to minimise potentially discriminatory impacts.

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Submission to Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – Information for List of Issues on Australia (2017)

Australia’s record on gender equality is mixed. Despite very high attainment in education, Australia’s overall position on the Global Gender Gap Index is comparatively low at 46th. Economic participation and opportunity is one of the areas where Australia lags most significantly - it is 42nd on the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap index.

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Speeches on Sex Discrimination Issues

Speeches on Sex Discrimination Issues Click here to visit the Sex Discrimination section [ Year: 2012 : 2011 : 2010 : 2009 : 2008 : 2007 : 2006 : 2005 : 2004 : 2002 : 2001 : 2000 : 1998 : 1997 : 1996 ] 2012 Working without fear Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human...

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Effective access to services: What does it mean for sexual assault?

Let me also acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional land of Ngunnawal people. I pay my respects to their elders past and present, and all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have worked so committedly to eliminating sexual assault.

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Kids count – better early childhood education and care in australia (2007)

This book brings together a range of leading academics to create the vision for a much needed universal, early childhood education and care system. It follows a national workshop on Childcare: A Better Policy Framework for Australia held in July 2006.

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Pursuing Opportunity and Prosperity Conference

Why HILDA’s Life could do with a Little Balance. (The significance of the Survey of Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia for women, men and family happiness.) Pru Goward Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner 14 November 2003 Pursuing Opportunity and Prosperity Conference University of...

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Pregnancy Discrimination - A Growing Concern

Last week a woman told her boss that she was pregnant. She worked as a senior sales representative. Partly paid by salary and partly by commission on her sales, over the past year she reached the highest level of sales - a result from which her employer reaped much benefit. After mentally processing the news of her pregnancy, her boss stated that, due to the fact she would be leaving soon, he would be unable to pay her any commission on sales she made before she left the company. This is a true story.

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Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), on Australia’s List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR)

This submission is made by the Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission), an ‘A status’ national human rights institution operating in conformity with the Paris Principles, based on work it has undertaken in accordance with its mandate and functions.

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Resources & Infrastructure Industry Skills Council (RIISC)2nd National Conference

The shortage of skilled workers is one of Australia's most pressing economic issues. The reasons would be familiar to all of you so suffice it to say that a combination of the mining boom, the house renovations boom, economic growth in general and the expansion of our cities have all contributed to the demand for skilled blue collar workers. The reason we are all here this morning is to explore ways of addressing that shortage.

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Developments in discrimination jurisprudence and paid maternity leave: Sally Moyle (2003)

Developments in discrimination jurisprudence and paid maternity leave Sally Moyle, Director Sex Discrimination Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 45 minute speech, 23 July 2003, Lexis Nexis Butterworths: Avoiding Litigation and Minimising Risk in Employment Law, Crown Plaza Darling...

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Women in the super network

Thank you for asking me to speak at your lunch time seminar. I have been excited by the prospect - as you may be aware, I am doing two jobs at the moment at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. One is the job of Privacy Commissioner, my usual job, and the other is acting as the Sex Discrimination Commissioner pending a Government decision about a permanent appointment to that position. Working on these two radically different subject areas is quite fascinating.

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Consultation on Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Flexibility Measures) Bill 2020

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs

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International Launch of the Australian national Action Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children

The Hon Minister Ellis, Ambassador Quinlan, Minister Beniato, Janette Amer of UN Women, other dignitaries, men and women, thank you for inviting me to speak at today’s international launch of Australia’s National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children.

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Towards Prosperity Conference

Thank you for inviting me to be part of your Towards Prosperity conference. Let me first congratulate the Government and the community for engaging in such a democratic, but time consuming process. And maybe even a risky one. Who knows where participatory democracy might eventually end?

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We’ve Come a Long Way… Maybe

Learn about a speech by former Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru Goward on the choices and challenges facing 21st-century women.