EOWA REVIEW CONSULTATION REPORT NOW ONLINE

Aug 2, 2010

The report of consultations on the review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 is now available online. The report by KPMG shows that there is a high level of interest in the community about gender equality in Australian workplaces. Over 130 submissions were received from businesses, unions, employers, employees, women’s groups and other interested parties. Hundreds of reporting organisations and employees were surveyed and roundtables have been held at five locations across the country. Participants in the review held strong opinions on a range of significant matters such as barriers to equal employment opportunity and ways to improve employment outcomes for women. The Government has benefitted from the knowledge and experiences of those who made submissions. As we move through the review process the Government is well placed to ensure that any recommendations for change are well-founded and credible. The Government is now considering the submissions and will release its response in coming months. The consultation report is available at www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/women Media contact: Darrin Barnett 0428 119 703 Monday February 15,...

NATSEM Report

Aug 2, 2010

The impact of a sustained gender wage gap on the Australian economy is a report of research conducted by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) of the University of Canberra. This was commissioned by the Office for Women. Read more: Fact Sheet. Read more: Final...

National Women’s Alliances Unite

Aug 2, 2010

Media Release: Wed March 17 2010 Tanya Plibersek MP Minister for the Status of Women Representatives from the six new National Women’s Alliances gathered for the first time at Parliament House in Canberra today. The meeting included members of the newly formed Australian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Alliance, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Alliance, Economic Security for Women, Equality Rights Australia, and Women Everywhere Advocating Violence Elimination (WEAVE), as well as the National Rural Women's Coalition and Network. Read...

Economic Security4Women

Aug 2, 2010

WAVE is a member of this National Women's Alliance. Please take a look at their newsletter. Click Here

Women @Work

Aug 2, 2010

The Northern Territory Working Women's Centre's June 2010 Newsletter Click...

WA – Sue Thompson

Aug 1, 2010

Sue Thompson is WAVE's WA Convenor Contact: susan.thompson3@education.wa.edu.au

VIC – Jen Walsh & Kira Clarke

Aug 1, 2010

WAVE's convenors in Victoria are Jen Walsh and Kira Clarke.   Jen Walsh Branch Deputy Vice President TAFE & Adult Provision AEU Victoria e: Jen.Walsh@aeuvic.asn.au Jennifer Walsh is Branch Deputy Vice President TAFE & Adult Provision (TAP). Jen was elected to this leadership position within the Australian Education Union and represents thousands of members in the TAFE, Disability and AMES sectors. Her leadership role involves policy development, strategic planning, campaigning and advocacy for these sectors with Government, members and the wider community. In her AEU role, Jen builds on her professional career as a Vocational Educator that began in the hairdressing and beauty industry. Jen has been the on-The-Job coordinator at Victoria University managing apprentices in workplace learning. She has completed her Master of Education, Victoria University (2012); Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education Victoria University (2009), Diploma of Teaching at the University of Melbourne (1998). Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Certificate IV in Hairdressing, Certificate III in Hairdressing. She is associated with the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA), Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Association (HBIA) and International Hairstylists Society (IHS). Jen delivered her research from her Masters to the AVETRA 16th annual conference in early April 2013.     Kira Clarke Research Fellow Melbourne Graduate School of Education e: kirac@unimelb.edu.au T: (03) 8344 5828 Twitter: @KiraVClarke Kira Clarke is a Research Fellow within the Education Policy and Leadership (EPL) unit of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Kira's work has included contributions to the Victorian Qualifications Authority (VQA) October Scanning Paper (2005), the Next Step survey for the Queensland Department of Education (2005, 2006), the Victorian On Track survey...

TAS – Vacant

Aug 1, 2010

WAVE currently has no representative in Tasmania. If you would be interested in taking on this role please contact...

SA WAVE 2010

Aug 1, 2010

Helaine Costello and Janette Riggs, co-convenors of WAVE SA, set out to make 2010 a year of raising awareness of WAVE in SA and increasing membership and involvement by women, in campaigns such as the upcoming postcard campaign. They timed their 2nd dinner ( June 1st) to coincide with the launch of the postcard campaign. We invited a guest speaker, Frances Bedford MP, who will be speaking about Muriel Matters (1877 - 1969) a suffragist, lecturer, journalist, educator, actress and elocutionist. Her activism is an inspiration to us all! We booked a Thai restaurant out for the night and can have up to 40 attend. Please contact Helaine Costello or Janette Riggs for more information and to rsvp. It’s our intention to hold at least 4 dinners this year. It’s a great year, especially with the upcoming election, to increase our voice in South Australia. We started out the year with a stand at the International Women’s Day Breakfast ; a huge event in Adelaide with 2300 women in attendance!   Helaine and Janette at International Women’s Day breakfast 2010 Next, we initiated a series of dinners and invited women who: · are/ have been a member, or expressed interest in WAVE; · want to connect/network with other women working/ studying in the VET sector; · are concerned about the continuing disadvantage experienced by women in the workplace and the VET sector; to socialise, network and politicise. Our first dinner (March) was very successful. We held it at the Regency TAFE hotel school and 15 women came. Although the venue was a bit too noisy for speeches, we were able to...

SA – Helaine Costello & Janette Riggs

Aug 1, 2010

WAVE's convenors in South Australia are Helaine Costello and Janette Riggs Helaine Costello Coordinator Women's Education, TAFE start Elizabeth campus Woodford Rd. Elizabeth 5112 ph: 8207 9745 mobile: 0429565730 helaine.costello@tafesa.edu.au Helaine Costello is a lecturer and coordinator of Certificates II, III ,IV in Women's Education at the Elizabeth Campus of TAFE SA. I have worked in TAFE for 25 years and in Women's Education for most of that time. The work that WAVE has done in conjunction with Security 4 Women has been extremely useful to our program both as a teaching resource, and as support for the continuation of Women's Education courses. We were able to use research conducted by WAVE as support for our application to operate under Special Measures within the EO Act. This enables us to remain a course for women only. (see Lifelong Learning: Work related education and training. Meeting the needs of Australian women) All of this, of course, has had an impact on the lives of many women in South Australia and makes WAVE a very important organization now and into the future. As co convenor of WAVE SA I look forward to continue making 'waves' about women and education. Janette Riggs Coordinator Women's Education Vocational Preparation and Equity TAFE SA Port Adelaide Campus 1 Mundy St Port Adelaide SA 5019 Phone +61 8 8303 2771 Facsimile: +61 8 8303 2692 Email: Janette.Riggs@tafesa.edu.au Janette Riggs has been employed at TAFE SA since 1986. The first 22 years of my employment at TAFE was as an hourly paid lecturer in a variety of programs, including Women’s Education, great for experience! In 1998 I won...

QLD Vacant

Aug 1, 2010

WAVE currently has no representative in Queensland. If you would be interested in taking on this role please contact wave@wave.org.au

 

NT – Joy Taylor

Aug 1, 2010

WAVE’s convenor in the Northern Territory is Joy Taylor.