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Gender differences

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Sex differences
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Gender equality
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Gender differences
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Policy

Gender framework


A labour market and skills framework to embed and build capability in gendered and intersectional analysis analysis across Jobs and Skills Australia. The framework is guided by five principles with priority projects to ensure practical implementation including accountability and evaluation mechanisms. The framework is like other government guides that mandate a more focused gender analysis...
Strategy

Statement on sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in health and medical research


This joint statement with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Health and Aged Care has been prepared to help make health and medical research more inclusive. The purpose of the statement is to improve health outcomes by improving knowledge of research gaps related to historical underrepresentation of sex, gender...
Journal article

Predictors of male loneliness across life stages: an Australian study of longitudinal data

Despite growing recognition of loneliness as a global public health concern, research on its occurrence and precipitants among men across different life stages remains limited and inconclusive. This study aims to address this gap by investigating the prevalence and predictors of loneliness among a large, representative data set of Australian adult men. The results offer...
Literature review

How does social media influence gender norms among adolescent boys? A review of evidence

Stephanie Diepeveen

This report and companion briefing note delves into the complex relationship between adolescent boys' social media use and its impact on gender norms. Anecdotal evidence implies clear links between social media use and a rise of discriminatory gender norms in adolescent boys, but the research to date suggests it is not a straightforward cause and...
Working paper

Gender gaps in unpaid domestic and care work: putting the pandemic in (a Life Course) perspective


The aim of this paper is to put the COVID-19 pandemic in perspective by observing trends in gender inequality in unpaid domestic or care work over the short and long-term in Australia.