News & Views Women’s workforce participation rate hits record high The workforce participation rate for Australian women reached a record high of 62.5 per cent in March, according to new figures.
Politics Chris Minns on women’s representation and goal for more participation Women’s Agenda gets a short phone call in with Labor leader and potential next premier of NSW Chris Minns just before this weekend’s election
News & Views The Government Activity Test keeping women out of the workforce: new report New report finds women across Australia are restricted from participating in the workforce due to the Government’s Activity Test.
News & Views We lead on women’s education, economic participation is a massive opportunity: Danielle Wood at Jobs Summit Wood’s glass-half-full view was that “more people who want a job now have one”, a great leveller for the nation’s equitable access to work.
News & Views Why we need more women in AgTech Despite more people moving to regional areas during the pandemic, the AgTech sector still cannot keep up with demand.
News & Views Reforms to boost women’s workforce participation would solve our skills shortage problem Halving the workforce participation gap between men and women would unlock half a million full-time skilled workers, new analysis has found.
News & Views ‘Very large fall’ in female workforce participation rate in April, new figures show The fall in the unemployment rate was a lot of people decided to leave the labour market. The vast majority of these people were women.
News & Views Pandemic leaves women struggling at home and in the workplace according to Deloitte study Between November 2020 to March 2021, women’s workloads both at home and on the job have increased and their mental health has suffered.
News & Views These businesses have just launched paid work placements called ‘Encorers’ for women re-entering the workforce These six businesses including Adore Beuty are calling on encorers via a program that’s supporting women to re-enter the workforce.
News & Views Alan Tudge says child care costs less than $5 an hour. Is the new education minister gaslighting parents? Alan Tudge says child care costs less than $5 an hour for 70% of families. That’s still $13,000 a year out of pocket.
News & Views Framing child care reform as a cash grab for high-earning women is a distraction That child care reform will benefit high-earning women is a two-bit sideshow compared to the economic and social benefits it will deliver.
News & Views Why investing in high quality early education & care is a silver bullet for women On 12th October Georgie Dent will host an event with Sam Mostyn, Lisa Annese & Tarla Lambert to discuss why ECEC is so important for women.
