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Four people share what it's like on Newstart
Do you think you could live on $40 a day? What about $70? We've spoken to four recipients of Newstart about what life's really like and where their money goes.
Four different people facing the same problems: What it's really like to live on Newstart
Do you think you could live on $40 a day? What about $70? We've spoken to four recipients of Newstart about what life's really like and where their money goes.Work experience blues..aka exploitation &/or mismanagement???
Good for these two young women!
Meet the teen matchmakers helping fix 'crap' work experience
After one of them spent their work experience buying crumpets, Bagavathy Menon and Hannah Ahn created their own business matching students with quality training.
Meet the teen matchmakers helping fix 'crap' work experience
After their own uninspiring work experience placements, two teenagers create a business to match students with quality training.The latest action plan to tackle violence against women isn’t perfect, but it takes a much-needed holistic approach
Anastasia Powell, RMIT University
We need to stop violence against women before it starts. The federal government's Fourth Action Plan might not provide all of the answers, but it's a sign of positive progress.
And- career advice must be gender informed, gender sensitive and forward looking/proactive..Students spend around 1,300 hours at high school each year, but most only get 2 hours of career advice! 👨🏿🍳👷♀️👩🏽⚕️👨🏼🔧 Our new report recommends the review of career advice in schools and the publication of national guidelines. Read more: ow.ly/b69R50vuVIV
This is WAVE's core advocacy brief ..gender equality in Australian VET. & employment outcomes in decent work (SDGs 4, 5 & 8)
Still such a long way to go..
There are massive gender differences in unemployment for vocational fields with large gender imbalances. Women have higher unemployment rates than men in male-dominated fields, and men entering the education industry have twice the unemployment of women.There are massive gender differences in unemployment for vocational fields with large gender imbalances. Women have higher unemployment rates than men in male-dominated fields, and men entering the education industry have twice the unemployment of women.