The submission presents a vision for accelerating progress toward gender equality in Australia. It complements existing reforms by translating strategic commitments into practical actions grounded in co-design and accountability. The submission provides a summary of recommendations across five priority areas: gender-based violence; unpaid and paid care; economic equality and security; health; leadership, representation and decision...

This report shows how Australian women’s economic security in retirement is often shaped by life events such as separation, informal care demands and family violence that can set women back financially. It proposes that with the right policy settings, gender gaps can be addressed to put more women on track for economic security in retirement.

Sole parent families, primarily headed by women, experience considerable social and economic disadvantage. Despite this, there is limited research that shows the specifics of this disadvantage. This research fills this gap through a detailed examination of several indicators measuring social and economic wellbeing for sole parents for the last 25 to 30 years in Australia.

Women across Australia continue to miss out on super due to time spent out of the paid workforce. This contributes to an overall gender gap in super balances, which leads to working women in Australia retiring with a quarter less super than men. This structural inequity also means women suffer more acutely from unpaid super.

This policy brief examines how the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models is amplifying risks to women’s economic equality in Australia. Drawing on recent evidence from employment, financial and housing sectors, this report provides gender-responsive recommendations for regulation and oversight. It offers targeted strategies to ensure that the benefits of AI...