Why is there no gender disaggregated data?
WAVE National Convenor, Linda Simon, again asks the question, "why is there no gender analysis in NCVER reports?" If there is no data, monitoring of progress is extremely difficult to do. WAVE letter to Minister Hartsuyker...WAVE works with the Australian Coalition for Educational Development (ACED)
WAVE with ACED joins with the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) in its call: We call on our government(s) that after the adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Agenda they establish legal and policy frameworks that truly ‘leave no one behind’, and to uphold the full exercise of the human right to education for all, children, youth and adults. Without significant investment, by national governments and development partners alike, and backed by appropriate monitoring and accountability, even the modest educational targets for adults will not be achieved, with the result that ‘hundreds of millions will be left behind. ACED SDG Statement September 2015...
Date set for 2016 WAVE National Conference
The theme is Women: Education, Empowerment, Equality at TAFE NSW - North Sydney Institute, 20 April 2016
NCVER total VET activity
NCVER released data showing 3.9 million students in training (10/11/15), but with no gender disaggregation. WAVE calls for inclusion of women in equity data. Read...
WAVE joins international coalitions
WAVE is now a member of the Post 2015 Women’s Coalition and the Women Major’s group. Read moreWAVE joins international coalitions
WAVE is now a member of the Post 2015 Women’s Coalition and Women Major’s Group. Both of these coalitions are NGOs working in the area of gender, applying a gender lens to UN policies and discussions, as well as other international happenings. WAVE has been increasing its advocacy work on an international basis. To find out more about Post 2015 Women’s Coalition, go to http://www.post2015women.com, and for the Women’s Major...
Launch of Zulaikha’s report
WAVE intern, Zulaikha Shihab, presented her research ‘Gender and Education Post 2015’ at Melbourne University on 6 November. Read more: WAVE MGSE Research Seminar_6 11...WAVE in Social Media
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Centuries of entitlement to women's bodies': Emma Thompson quit film over embattled exec
In a scathing letter, Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson reveals she quit the forthcoming animated film Luck because of a decision to hire embattled former Pixar executive John Lasseter, questioning why women "would want to work for him".
'Centuries of entitlement to women's bodies': Emma Thompson quit film over embattled exec
abc.net.au
In a scathing letter, Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson reveals she quit the forthcoming animated film Luck because of a decision to hire embattled former Pixar executive John Lasse...well worth noting...
abc.net.au
You wake up one morning to find private photos — ones you definitely didn't want public — plastered all over the internet. Here's what to do next.So much for decent work...
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-27/amazon-australia-warehouse-working-conditions/10807308?utm_source=...
When you click 'buy now', this is what happens inside Amazon Australia's warehouse
abc.net.au
Workers say Amazon's Melbourne warehouse is a dehumanising, insecure and sometimes unsafe workplace.Explainer: what does ‘intersectionality’ mean?
Carolyn D'Cruz, La Trobe University
The term initially focussed on the intersection between race and gender, but more recent uses have extended to include sexuality, gender diversity and disability.
Explainer: what does 'intersectionality' mean?
theconversation.com
The term initially focussed on the intersection between race and gender, but more recent uses have extended to include sexuality, gender diversity and disability.Kids need to learn about cybersecurity, but teachers only have so much time in the day
Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University
While shifting cyber safety education beyond privacy is a step in the right direction, teachers already have to contend with an overcrowded curriculum.
Kids need to learn about cybersecurity, but teachers only have so much time in the day
theconversation.com
While shifting cyber safety education beyond privacy is a step in the right direction, teachers already have to contend with an overcrowded curriculum.