http://hreocblog.com blog.humanrights.gov.au Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:42:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Women's consultation BBQ with Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre Meeting with staff of Nindilingarri Cultural Health Services Community consultation in Wangkatjungka, Fitzroy Valley http://hreocblog.com/2008/04/10/fitzroy-crossing-listening-tour-photos/ We sometimes hear that young people are not interested in gender equality or that feminism is irrelevant to young women. On these important questions, I am keen to hear from young women and men directly, to understand what you see as the critical issues for gender equality in 2008, and what ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/04/07/calling-all-young-people-to-have-a-say-on-gender-equality-7-april-2008/ The Northern Territory Listening Tour started with a public consultation which we held in partnership with the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission and the NT Legal Aid Commission. My colleague, Tom Calma, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner also joined us for this ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/27/two-days-in-tropical-darwin-%e2%80%93-nt-listening-tour-%e2%80%93-26-march-2008/ As I drove with the team from Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, I was taken by the magnificent landscape of red dusty dirt, beautiful rock formations coupled with the odd roaming cow or horse. For those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to see this part of the world, Fitzroy ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/27/crossing-the-banks-of-the-fitzroy-river-wa-listening-tour-%e2%80%93-26-march-2008/ The WA Listening Tour kicked off today with a meeting with the Pay Equity Unit at the WA Department of Labour and Consumer Protection. Did you know that WA has the largest gender pay gap of any state or territory? The difference between men and women's full time earnings in ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/19/back-on-tour-%e2%80%93-western-australia-%e2%80%93-17-march-2008/ I observed a real groundswell of support for gender equality around International Women's Day this year. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners, marches, afternoon teas, speeches and community awareness raising activities were held across the country to celebrate our achievements as women and to bring attention to our ongoing pursuit towards equality. I ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/10/support-getup%e2%80%99s-campaign-for-pay-equity-10-march-2008/ Gender equality - let's not let it become a lost Australian dream Today I will give my first speech to mark International Women's Day. On this occasion, women gather together across the country and around the globe to bring attention to our ongoing quest for equality and justice. We celebrate our ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/06/international-women%e2%80%99s-day-%e2%80%93-6-march-2008/ Some of you will have seen the news coverage relating to the gender composition the Australia 2020 summit steering committee. I am concerned, like a large proportion of Australians, that the 11-person steering committee announced yesterday has only one female member. Neglecting women at this pivotal part of the summit planning could ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/02/27/women-put-your-hand-up-for-australia-2020-summit-%e2%80%93-27-february-2008/ Opening the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon launched a seven year campaign to end violence against women. As the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner I give my support to this campaign and I urge all Australians to sign the Say ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/02/27/show-your-support-for-the-un-say-no-to-violence-against-women-campaign-27-february-2008/ Some of you may know that the Federal Government has recently announced a Productivity Commission inquiry into the introduction of a paid maternity, paternity and parental leave scheme. You can read the terms of reference of the inquiry here. I am pleased that the terms of reference include all forms of paid ... http://hreocblog.com/2008/02/21/paid-maternity-leave-let%e2%80%99s-get-on-with-it-%e2%80%93-21-february-2008/