Gender equality
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Gender inequality
Policy report
Men and masculinities in the primary prevention of gender-based violence
Preventing gender-based violence requires requires work with men and boys, including challenging the stereotypes and cultures that underpin the drivers. This brief outlines policy, regulatory and legislative opportunities for promoting more positive and expansive forms of masculinity and working with men and boys to prevent gender-based violence.
Briefing paper
Artificial Intelligence, gender and economic equality
This policy brief examines how the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models is amplifying risks to women’s economic equality in Australia. Drawing on recent evidence from employment, financial and housing sectors, this report provides gender-responsive recommendations for regulation and oversight. It offers targeted strategies to ensure that the benefits of AI...
Report
Women in media industry insight report 2025
The report provides a snapshot of the experience of women working in Australia’s media sector. It finds career dissatisfaction is at a new high, with more women considering leaving their jobs and fewer seeing viable pathways to progress.
Report
Commonwealth public sector gender equality scorecard
The scorecard presents the individual gender pay gaps for 120 Commonwealth public sector employers and two corporate groups. The report also contains analysis of the employer reports against each of the six gender equality indicators for 2023. The results indicate that Commonwealth public sector employers have lower gender pay gaps than their private sector counterparts.
Report
2025 Board diversity index
A comprehensive analysis of the composition of Australian ASX300 boards measuring diversity and inclusion beyond the conventional dimension of gender to cover areas such as First Nations, disability, LGBTQ+ and cultural background. It finds that despite the progress in gender representation, other forms of diversity have stagnated or declined, notably cultural and ethnic diversity.