Our landmark survey of gender diversity in the leadership of the community sector is both a good news and a bad news story. In a sector where women comprise up to 85% of the workforce, women make up 51.4% of the board directors among organisations who responded to the survey. This compares favourably against the...

This paper provides details on women elected to Australian parliaments since 1921, in chronological order of election. This publication updates work published by David Black in 1966 under the title Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921–1996: a register of women members of Commonwealth, State and Territory Parliaments in Australia. Professor Black provided electronic copies of his...

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a persistent and pervasive problem in Australia and elsewhere, demanding new and creative responses. One significant area that may inform prevention and response strategies is the area of ‘bystander approaches’. In examining the potential for bystander approaches to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment, this paper draws upon...

This paper outlines the key findings of the limited research that has investigated how a history of child sexual abuse can influence men's perceptions and experience of fatherhood, and also discusses some of the reasons why this important topic remains largely excluded from public, academic and policy discourses. The trauma of child sexual abuse can...

This fact sheet outlines: workforce participation by gender, full time/part time status and industry; working patterns and average weekly hours. Image: Flickr / The Library of Congress