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Suzanne Hammond made an oral submission (PN24-27) to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission at the Melbourne hearings on 26 May 2008, advising that the formal submission would be following. This submission, which was jointly made by WEL, NPEC (National Pay Equity Coalition) and NFAW (National Foundation of Australian Women), can be found on the AIRC website under National Pay Equity Coalition.
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Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity Leave
The WEL submission has been posted on the Productivity Commission's website as No. 111. A transcript of the WEL oral submission can also be found on the site, listed under the hearings in Sydney 20-21 May.
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The Women’s Electoral Lobby - WEL is an independent women’s lobby group working to protect the rights of Australian women.
Established in 1972, WEL lobbies politicians, unions, employers, educationalists, and others on behalf of women, and seeks to change social attitudes and practices which discriminate against women.
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A History of Women's Electoral Lobby by Marian Sawer
Marian Sawer is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Social Sciences, ANU, where she leads the Democratic Audit of Australia. She has published a number of books on gender, politics and public policy, including A Woman's Place: Women and Politics in Australia (Allen & Unwin, 1984) Sisters in Suits: Women and Public Policy in Australia (Allen & Unwin, 1990) and The Ethical State? Social Liberalism in Australia (MUP, 1990).
For more information, download the flyer and order form
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Employers of choice for women |
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The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) today released a list of 99 organisations on its 2008 EOWA Employer of Choice for Women list.
As part of EOWA's new requirements, each of these organisations had to undertake a gender pay equity analysis in their workplace and outline the ways in which they will address any gap identified.
The data collected through the application process revealed that the average pay gap in the EOWA Employer of Choice for Women list is 10% which is 7% less than the Australian National average.
[Click here to download list]
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