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Report Highlights Gender Pay Gap
Business
Thursday June 8 2017

Report Highlights Gender Pay Gap

A new report has called for a national target to close the gender pay gap and for gender pay equity to be enshrined in workplace laws.

Poor Practices Holding Back Women in Construction
Business
Friday December 16 2016

Poor Practices Holding Back Women in Construction

Rigid work practices lie behind a persistent failure on the part of the construction sector in Australia to promote gender diversity and equality in its workforce,...

Collaborative Thinking Needed to Tackle ‘Wicked’ Problems
Business
Tuesday October 25 2016

Collaborative Thinking Needed to Tackle ‘Wicked’ Problems

There are several enduring areas of construction industry performance which have been stubbornly resistant to change over the past few decades.

Aussie Workplaces Still Divided by Gender
Business
Thursday August 4 2016

Aussie Workplaces Still Divided by Gender

Despite decades of progress on gender equality many Australian industries are stuck in the past when it comes to diversity of the sexes, according to a...

PM: Unions Driving Women Out of Construction
Business
Thursday April 28 2016

PM: Unions Driving Women Out of Construction

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says union thuggery is partly to blame for the lack of women working on construction sites.

Time to Target Diversity in the Property Sector
Business
Friday February 26 2016

Time to Target Diversity in the Property Sector

Whether it’s doing the hard graft on the construction site or wheeling and dealing on the golf course, property has traditionally been a man’s game.

UK Men More Supportive of Gender Equality
Business
Tuesday January 12 2016

UK Men More Supportive of Gender Equality

Men in Britain are stronger supporters of gender equality than women, a survey by a women's rights charity has found.

Work Force Diversity is Key to Construction Innovation
Business
Monday October 12 2015

Work Force Diversity is Key to Construction Innovation

The government is busy signing new free trade deals with strategically important partners which controversially are opening the door to more foreign labour entering the Australian...

Girls Urged to Ditch Dolls for Lego
Business
Tuesday September 8 2015

Girls Urged to Ditch Dolls for Lego

Barbie should be put back in her box to make way for more "creative" toys such as Lego and Meccano that are traditionally given to boys,...

Business
27 Sep, 2018
Gender Quota Bid for Vic Public Sector

Victoria's public service could be legally required to employ at least 40 per cent women.

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