Women across Australia continue to miss out on super due to time spent out of the paid workforce. This contributes to an overall gender gap in super balances, which leads to working women in Australia retiring with a quarter less super than men. This structural inequity also means women suffer more acutely from unpaid super.

Australia is at the start of a renewed push to improve workplace gender equality sparked by extensive legislative reforms. This report shows in part what employers were doing in anticipation of those reforms, and the opportunities for progress that lie ahead. It details the progress achieved in relation to gender equality indicators from 2022 to...

This report analyses the first year of client data from the Human Rights Law Centre's Whistleblower project in Australia. It finds women who blow the whistle are vital to exposing wrongdoing but are paying a heavy price. The report makes four recommendations to better protect women whistleblowers, including establishing a Whistleblower Protection Authority.

The final report of the independent statutory review of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 and Part 16A of Schedule 1 of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023. It finds that the reforms are, on the whole, achieving the Australian Government’s intent. The report makes 21 recommendations.

The first in a three-part series on new perspectives on gender economic inequality, revealing how much gender shapes jobs, work and pay across Australia. The report highlights the scale of occupational segregation. It finds that despite more women participating in the workforce than ever before, men still earn more than women in 98% of occupations.