Gender equality
Alternative labels
Gender inequality
Report
Speeding up progress towards gender economic equality: 10 next steps
This paper is the third in a three-part series on new perspectives on gender economic inequality in Australia. It outlines 10 key next steps to address the deep-rooted policy challenges within the jobs and skills system based on Paper 1 and 2 findings and new evidence. The 10 recommendations include policy actions.
Submission
National Women's Alliances 2026–27 pre-budget submission
The submission presents a vision for accelerating progress toward gender equality in Australia. It complements existing reforms by translating strategic commitments into practical actions grounded in co-design and accountability. The submission provides a summary of recommendations across five priority areas: gender-based violence; unpaid and paid care; economic equality and security; health; leadership, representation and decision...
Report
Economic security in retirement: how life events affect older Australian women
This report shows how Australian women’s economic security in retirement is often shaped by life events such as separation, informal care demands and family violence that can set women back financially. It proposes that with the right policy settings, gender gaps can be addressed to put more women on track for economic security in retirement.
Briefing paper
Policy brief: gender gaps in paid and unpaid work persist
This policy brief summarises key findings on gender gaps in paid and unpaid work, from the OECD report Gender equality in a changing world, identifying relevant social, economic and institutional factors preventing gender equality. It closes with relevant policy options to reduce gender gaps in paid and unpaid work.
Report
Education and training divides: gendered skills, pathways and outcomes
Education and training choices, skills, outcomes and pathways – like jobs, work and pay – are highly gendered in Australia. This report provides insights on these education and training divides. It shows that gendered patterns in education and training remain deeply entrenched, with little sign of change that could shift Australia’s occupational gender segregation.