Broad improvements in educational performance and school attendance among Aboriginal girls will only occur with support programs tailored to their variety of needs and interests, argues this report.

This report presents an evaluation of the Aboriginal Girls’ Circle, an intervention targeted to increase social connection, participation and self-confidence amongst Aboriginal girls attending secondary schools.

This report finds that girls and young women across Australia have achieved equity in education, but gaps remain in workforce participation. About this report In 2012, COAG and the Select Council on Women’s Issues asked the COAG Reform Council to report on the equality of outcomes for women and men in priority reform areas. This...

Funded by the AMP Foundation, this report explores what programs can usefully be funded to support Aboriginal women and girls to realise their full potential.

In 2010-11, there were 1,190 young women under juvenile justice supervision in Australia on an average day and 2,620 during the year. Most (93%) young women were supervised in the community, with the remainder in detention. Young women spent around 2 weeks less than young men under supervision, on average, during 2010-11 (171 days compared...