Report
Motivating action: closing the gender pay gap in Victorian businesses
This research explores new frontiers in gender equity research by focusing on motivational factors and behavioural insights to understand why businesses, particularly small businesses, may act (or not) to close the gender pay gap and to tailor policy tools. The report offers a firm-level analysis of the gender pay gap and investigates how cultural norms...
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Navigating towards a more sustainable and supportive market for disability services
This report presents a series of models for rolling out ‘navigators’ to help people with a disability to plan services and connect with local providers. The report finds that navigators have the potential to improve access to services and ensure higher-quality services are delivered. An effective navigator model could also save up to $5.2 billion...
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Training new teachers with digital simulations: evidence summary report
This report shows the findings of a rapid review of the global literature on immersive simulation for teacher preparation. It finds that immersive and supported digital simulations can create significant positive shifts in trainee teacher skills, knowledge, and self-efficacy.
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Supporting R&D in the aged care sector
The care sector plays a pivotal role in our everyday lives, in our communities and in the economy. As the care sector becomes a larger part of the economy, the authors of this report argue that innovation in the sector is becoming increasingly important.
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Somewhere to go: meeting the housing needs of women and children in Tasmania
This research examines the particular needs of women, identifying specific issues and inequalities faced by them in seeking safe, secure and affordable housing.