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Sex Discrimination

Mechanisms for advancing women’s human rights

This is a practical guide for lawyers, advocates and women experiencing violations of their rights on how to use the Optional Protocol to CEDAW and other international complaint mechanisms to seek redress for alleged violations of women’s human rights.
Sex Discrimination

Responding to sexual harassment: Code of Practice for Employers (2008)

1 About this document 2 A guide to the Code of Practice 3 What is sexual harassment? 4 When is sexual harassment prohibited? 5 Liability 6 Preventing sexual harassment: All reasonable steps 7 Complaint procedures 8 Guidelines for small business 9 Record-keeping 10 Other duties of employers Appendix...
Sex Discrimination

Pregnancy Guidelines (2001)

The Pregnancy Guidelines follow the Commission's Report of the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work, Pregnant and Productive: It's a right not a privilege to work while pregnant, commissioned by the federal Attorney-General in August 1998.