This report argues that women aged between 16 and 65 – Generation F – remain significantly overlooked, under utilised and untapped. Research released today has uncovered a new generation of workers that will rival Generation Y as the solution to the nation’s skills shortage.

Despite record education levels and rising numbers of women entering the labour market, the EOWA research shows that employers are failing to provide workplaces that enable women to fully participate and fuel the growth in the Australian economy.