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Sex Discrimination
24 September 2025News story
Sex Discrimination Commissioner's National Press Club Address
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody delivered a powerful National Press Club Address on gender discrimination in Australia. -
Sex Discrimination
14 July 2015Webpage
Employees and Personal Leave
Understand your rights to personal leave under anti-discrimination laws, ensuring fair treatment regardless of sex, pregnancy, or family duties. -
Sex Discrimination
15 July 2015Webpage
Working Parents: A quick guide to your rights
Discover your rights as a working parent in Australia with this concise guide, covering anti-discrimination laws and fair work standards. -
Sex Discrimination
28 January 2020Publication
Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020)
Also available: Webinar series May-August 2020 Community Guide Commissioner’s Foreword Australia was once at the forefront of tackling sexual harassment globally. Women’s organisations in Australia began to press for the legal and social recognition of sex discrimination in the early 1970s. This movement built on Australia’s ratification of two key international conventions: the… -
Sex Discrimination
4 April 2023News story
Farewell to Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins
The Commission farewells Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, celebrating the lasting impact her work has had on Australian workplaces and communities. -
Sex Discrimination
8 December 2022Speech
National Press Club Address: Changing Laws, Changing Behaviours, Changing Lives
Speech by Australia's National Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, to the National Press Club on 30 November, 2022. -
Sex Discrimination
23 July 2021Media Release
Commission releases Progress Update on Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces
The Australian Human Rights Commission has today released its Progress Update on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. The Commission was asked to undertake the Review by the Federal Government, with the support of the Opposition and crossbench, in March 2021. The Review is examining the culture of Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces with the aim of ensuring… -
Sex Discrimination
15 July 2015Webpage
Returning to work from leave
Find out more about your options and entitlements when you I return to work from parental leave. -
Sex Discrimination
10 October 2019Project
Indigenous Defence Project
Explore the Indigenous Defence Project. -
Sex Discrimination
8 November 2019Speech
Invisible women in sport
Kate Jenkins Australian Institute of Sport Conference 6 November 2019 Thank you very much for joining me here today. I will start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. Every time I make that acknowledgement, I make it genuinely and from the heart. I'm really proud to live in a… -
Sex Discrimination
7 February 2020Publication
Community Guide to the Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report 2020
Read the message from Kate Jenkins urging all employers to join her in creating safe, gender-equal and inclusive workplaces, no matter their industry or size.