Australian Human Rights Commission
Information for LOI – Australia, 29 August 2016
percent20work percent20lower percent20than percent20men's percent20(Media
percent20Release)~10008 (viewed 29 August 2016).
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Within Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s dataset, women comprise only 20.3 percent
of full-time employees. Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Australia’s Gender Equality Scorecard:
Key Results from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s 2014-15 Reporting Data (2015), 4. At
https://www.wgea.gov.au/ (viewed 29 August 2016).
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In 2011, women comprised 56.5% of the 2.23 million recipients of the age pension Australian
Government, Statistical Paper No.9,Income Support for Customers: A Statistical Overview 2011
(2012), p 5. At
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/07_2012/stps10.pdf (viewed 29 August 2016).
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Australian Institute of Company Directors, Board Diversity Statistics,
http://www.companydirectors.com.au/director-resource-centre/governance-and-director-issues/boarddiversity/statistics (viewed 29 August 2016).
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Workplace Gender Equality Agency, 2012 Australian Census of Women in Leadership (2012). At
https://www.wgea.gov.au/sites/default/files/2012_census_summary_tag.pdf (viewed 29 August 2016).
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Australian Government, Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2014-2015
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Australian Government, Balancing the Future: The Australian Public Service Gender Equality
Strategy (2016). At: http://www.apsc.gov.au/publications-and-media/current-publications/genderequality-strategy (viewed 22 August 2016).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics, ‘Caring for Children’ Gender Indicators, Australia, Catalogue, no.
4125.0 (Jan 2012). At
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ng+for+children~4120 (viewed 29 August 2016).
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Australian human Rights Commission, Accumulating Poverty? Women’s experiences of inequality
over the lifecycle (2009). At https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/sexdiscrimination/publications/accumulating-poverty-women-s-experiences-inequality-over (viewed 23
August 2016); Australian Human Rights Commission, Investing in care: Recognising and valuing
those who care (2013). At https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/sexdiscrimination/projects/investing-care-recognising-and-valuing-those-who-care (viewed 23 August
2016).
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The proposed reforms include: strengthening discrimination legislation; expanding and
strengthening leave provisions and support services for unpaid carers; and reforms to the
superannuation systems, taxation and age pension. Australian Human Rights Commission, Investing
in care: Recognising and valuing those who care (2013). At https://www.humanrights.gov.au/ourwork/sex-discrimination/projects/investing-care-recognising-and-valuing-those-who-care (viewed 23
August 2016).
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Australian Human Rights Commission, Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work
National Review Report (2014), p23. At
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/SWP_Report_2014.pdf
(viewed 23 August 2016).
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32% of mothers who were discriminated against at some point resigned, or went to look for another
job Australian Human Rights Commission, Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to
Work National Review Report (2014), p23. At
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/SWP_Report_2014.pdf
(viewed 23 August 2016).
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Australian Human Rights Commission, Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work
National Review Report (2014), p23. At
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(viewed 23 August 2016).
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Australian Human Rights Commission, Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work
National Review Report (2014). At
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(viewed 23 August 2016).
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Under the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 (Cth), individuals are able to access 18 weeks of paid
parental leave from the Government at the national minimum wage, in addition to any employer31