The 2016 Standard for Sex and Gender Variables has yet to incorporate some key recommendations made to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) by the National LGBTI Health Alliance (the Alliance) and participating community organisations. After three years of direct engagement with the ABS, our Manager of Research & Policy, Dr. Gávi Ansara, explains the...

A summary of gender-specific data in six areas of social concern for gender equality: Economic Security, Education, Health, Work and Family Balance, Safety and Justice, and Democracy, Governance and Citizenship. In this issue Gender Indicators, Australia presents a summary of gender-specific data in six areas of social concern for gender equality: Economic Security, Education, Health...

Abstract Using historical examples from an exceptionally pro-woman Quaker community in Maryland, this essay examines how the epithet “public woman”, accompanied by threats of retaliation and scorn, silenced and discouraged women from assuming strong leadership positions. Local women in this community developed strategies that kept their leadership largely hidden behind a screen of domesticity, but...

This guide lays out for the first time a framework for processing refugees fleeing persecution because of sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex grounds. Overview This Guide has been developed to: provide reliable information regarding what constitutes best practice in determining applications for refugee status based on sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex grounds; assist...

The status of SOGII rights in Australia has improved significantly over the past two decades. Despite this, LGBTI people still face unacceptable and significant discrimination and barriers to their fair and equal treatment, according to this report. Introduction ‘SOGII rights’ are ultimately about ensuring the equal application of human rights to everyone, irrespective of their...