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McKinsey Asia Week

It’s a great pleasure to be speaking here today. Congratulations Dominic and Kevin and the conference leaders for giving priority to the issue of women’s leadership. As Natalie mentioned, I have the immense privilege of being Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner. This role has taken me from 200 metres under the sea in a submarine to the United Nations in New York, to camping out with aboriginal women in Northern Australia, to the mountains and valleys of Afghanistan, the White House, the Pentagon, NATO and the World Bank ALL in the same year.

11 February, 2015

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Sydney Girls High School – Annual Presentation Day

It is indeed a privilege to be invited to speak to you all at such an important time in many of your lives. In my job I get the opportunity to see and be with people of all walks of life, across all parts of Australia. And it is wonderful to be able to include today in my experiences – it is giving the chance to be with an incredibly talented group of young women, who I hope to see in leadership and decision-making positions across Australia in the future – it is incredibly inspiring.

9 December, 2014

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World Federation of Stock Exchanges

Check Against Delivery Thank you Andreas for your generous introduction and for your inspired leadership of the WFE. It is an honour and a privilege to be here this evening, addressing such a large group of influential leaders, key economic actors in your nations – leaders who cannot only influence...

28 October, 2014

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Equality Means Business

The Women’s Empowerment Principles Summit

1 October, 2014

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AHRI National Convention and Exhibition

Discover a speech that examines women's workforce participation relating to pregnancy, parental leave, return to work discrimination and sexual harassment.

20 August, 2014

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Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review Launch

Good morning and welcome to the launch of Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review.

25 July, 2014

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Workplace still hostile territory for many parents-to-be

I am haunted by the words of a woman whom I will call Sonja. I heard from her during my National Review into Pregnancy, Parental Leave and Return to Work Discrimination. She was describing the response from her manager to her becoming pregnant. “Well, you will need to leave,” her manager said. “This...

25 July, 2014

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How to promote gender equality in laws and policies in Australia?

All China Women’s Federation (ACWF) Workshop, Australia Human Rights Technical Cooperation Program, Beijing, China

11 June, 2014

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New Strategies for Advancing Technology and Gender Equality

New Strategies for Breaking the Mould: Advancing Technology and Gender Equality Elizabeth Broderick Sex Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Women in Circuits and Systems (WiCAS), Young Professionals Program Reception at International Symposium on Circuits and Systems...

2 June, 2014

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Know Where the Line Is awareness raising strategy launch

Sexual harassment. Every woman has her story so I thought I’d start by telling you mine. This is the first time I have ever told my story in public...

21 May, 2014

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‘Gender equality - improving economic development outcomes’

‘Gender equality - improving economic development outcomes’ Elizabeth Broderick Sex Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission, G20 DWG Post-2015 discussion forum agenda Wednesday 7th May 2014 * CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY * Thank you for the invitation to address this forum today and...

7 May, 2014

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Australian Industry Group National Personnel and Industrial Relations (PIR) Conference

I’ve been asked here today to speak briefly about gender equality in workplaces and about the National Review on Discrimination Related to Pregnancy, Parental Leave and Return to Work, which I am currently conducting.

6 May, 2014

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Lifting the lid on workplace discrimination when we start a family

“You try to be very excited on behalf of the person who is telling you (they are pregnant) but secretly, what you’re saying behind it is ‘how the hell am I going replace this person for the next year?’… With the best will in the world not to discriminate in any way, I don’t think you can hide that...

8 April, 2014

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Gender reporting can benefit women and business at the same time.

There has been a lot of coverage of the gender reporting debate recently.  What is not being covered is the work that the Australian Human Right Commission and the Business Council of Australia are doing together to identify ways to improve and streamline the gender reporting required. For those who...

20 March, 2014

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Gender reporting not a yes or no issue

 The Australian Human Rights Commission and the Business Council of Australia have been working together for some time to find ways to improve and streamline gender reporting, because this is not a yes or no debate. We all recognise that increasing gender diversity and the participation of women in...

19 March, 2014