The report card is an important mechanism for taking stock of where Australia is making progress towards gender equality, and where challenges still remain. It presents both updated and new data points for the following areas: attitudes and norms; gender-based violence; unpaid and paid care; economic equality and security; health; and leadership, representation and decision...

The report provides benchmarks for the analysis of employer gender pay gaps and identifies three key areas where progress can accelerate. It is based on the data of 10,500 employers, representing the workplaces of almost 5.9 million Australians. The report finds that more employers have a gender pay gap in the target range.

The report outlines the Australian Government’s performance against its gender diversity target. For the fourth consecutive year, the Government has achieved target 1, ensuring women hold at least 50% of government board positions overall. Of the 357 boards across government portfolios, 299 boards have at least a 40% representation of women.

This 5th edition analyses the contributing drivers of the gender pay gap in Australia to explain why the gender pay gap exists and where it needs to be addressed the most. It identifies key drivers as unequal distribution of hours spent on care, family and workforce participation, as well as the types of jobs engaged...

By examining the design and performance of Australia’s employment services system, this brief identifies structural and accountability gaps that prevent the system from supporting job seekers into meaningful employment. The paper invites policymakers to rethink what success looks like by reimagining employment services as a mechanism for empowerment – shifting from short-term outcomes to sustained...