Australia is at the start of a renewed push to improve workplace gender equality sparked by extensive legislative reforms. This report shows in part what employers were doing in anticipation of those reforms, and the opportunities for progress that lie ahead. It details the progress achieved in relation to gender equality indicators from 2022 to...

This paper considers the experiences of Victorian women during the war years. It looks at their experiences, and shares some of the memories of other female parliamentarians who lived during the war years. The paper also explores some of the changes to Victorian women’s lives as they entered the workforce in record numbers and navigated...

The report provides a snapshot of the experience of women working in Australia’s media sector. It finds career dissatisfaction is at a new high, with more women considering leaving their jobs and fewer seeing viable pathways to progress.

A comprehensive analysis of the composition of Australian ASX300 boards measuring diversity and inclusion beyond the conventional dimension of gender to cover areas such as First Nations, disability, LGBTQ+ and cultural background. It finds that despite the progress in gender representation, other forms of diversity have stagnated or declined, notably cultural and ethnic diversity.

A report card with the most recent data on the social and economic equality issues facing women in Australia. It highlights key data on gender-based violence, economic equality and security, unpaid and paid care, health, First Nations women, and leadership, representation and decision-making. It finds that Australians are increasingly rejecting problematic beliefs about gender equality.