Analysis of 2010 Election Issues & Policies' Impact on Women

Women's Election Priorities

Steering Policy

Improving the Status of Australian women,
families, communities and the nation

Making Government more effective and responsive to women's concerns
 



CLW's Women's 2010
Pre-Election Analysis Panel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Press Releases:

Press Release

22 July 2010

 Women want to move forward

Women want to move forward on a number of issues according to the Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) at  http://www.leadershipforwomen.com.au/default.htm  

Women and national women’s organisations are continuing to register their support for CLW’s ongoing petition requesting legislative reform for gender pay equity in Australia. In line with the recommendations of the 2009 Making it Fair Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment and Workplace Relations, women want to know for the coming election, if Gillard or Abott will demonstrate leadership in implementing and monitoring pay equity strategies across industries as well as within occupations in Australia?  

CLW’s 2010 Pre-Election Women’s Panel led by thirteen leading women have stated what women want Abott and Gillard to address in the coming election. The Panel have addressed a number of issues at http://www.leadershipforwomen.com.au/Pre-Election/Panel%20Aims.htm  such as Quality and affordable child and after school hours care; Henry Report-Australia’s Future Tax System; Violence against women; Climate Change; Economic wellbeing and financial security for women; Better Health outcomes for women; Housing; The Population Debate; Skilled Migrants; NT Intervention; Employment for young Indigenous women; Elder Abuse; International Students needing Human Rights Protection; the needs of immigrant and refugee women; Government mechanisms to support Women; Gendered analysis for equitable disability support and Australia's military goals in areas of conflict. 

Pannelists on the 2010 Pre-Election Women’s Panel include:

§         Joy Cardona, NT National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Gathering Delegate (NATSIWG)

§         Eva Cox, Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL)

§         Marie Coleman, National Federation of Australian Women (NFAW)

§         Sue Conde, UNIFEM Australia

§         Lynette Dumble, Global Sisterhood Network (GSN)

§         Kate Gunn, Security4Women (S4W)

§         Sally Jones, Older Women's Network Australia (OWNA)

§         Licia Kokocinski,  Advocacy, Disability, Ethnicity, Community (ADEC)

§         Melba Marginson, Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Coalition (VIRWC)

§         Sally McManus, Australian Services Union (ASU)

§         Christina Ryan, Advocacy for Inclusion

§         Darriea Turley, National Rural Women’s Coalition (NRWC)

With women comprising more than half of the population, the issues being voiced by the Panel must be addressed with clear policies.

For Australia to shift from its global ranking of 60th on wage equality for similar work, a comprehensive approach that addresses discriminatory workplace practices and schemes, and cultural barriers embedded in industrial and wider social structures is essential.

 

Women’s Election Manifesto

28 April 2010

 Australian women leaders and national and state women’s groups have joined forces on an online Panel to alert the electorate to women’s issues and concerns which need addressing.   

A WOMEN’S PRE-ELECTION ANALYSIS PANEL launched by the Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) is at www.leadershipforwomen.com.au   

Commentaries based on analysis of policies and issues in relation to how they impact on women are posted on the 4th and 18th of each month in the run up to the next election.  Judging by site statistics, the Panel has gained much attention as over 14,000 hits were registered in the two days following its update.

Issues covered so far include:  

NT Intervention - What has not happened

Putting the good society back on the agenda
A Feminist Election Manifesto

The Great Paid Parental Leave Caper
Supporting Parents through affordable, accessible, quality child and after school hours care

Unifem's Key Issues for the Next Election
Childcare - A cost to Australian Families

Dominant issues crying out for courageous policy

Economic wellbeing and financial security for achieving equity for women

The Older Women’s Network Australia 
Health

What disability rights activists are looking for from the major parties
The Population Debate and the "ménage a trios"

Women as Carers

International Students Need Human Rights Protection
 The complexity of immigrant and refugee women’s needs and issues  make them a “hard basket” sector 

Pay Inequity in Australia

Sterilising the Disabled
The Importance of Government Mechanisms to Support Women

From May 2010, some women parliamentarians will also join the Panel to connect directly with women and to put forward their views and analysis on issues which impact women.

 

Contact:

Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey, Founder, Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW)

 

 

WOMEN’S PRE-ELECTION ANALYSIS PANEL  

Press Release 2 April 2010 

A WOMEN’S PRE-ELECTION ANALYSIS PANEL has been launched in the run up to Australia's upcoming election.  

The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women invited women leaders of varying expertise, knowledge and experience to analyse the policies and issues of the Australian Labor, Liberal, Democrats and Green Parties in relation to how they impact on women.

Panellists include:

 Commencing on the 2nd of April, 2010, and subsequently on the 4th and the 18th of each month until the election,   Panellists will present online analysis of election policies and issues, and proposals for changes at the virtual Centre for Leadership for Women at www.leadershipforwomen.com.au   

Panellists’ commentaries will reflect the concerns and direction of state and national women’s groups which they represent.  As such, they will capture the voices of women from a large cross section in Australia. 

Providing valuable, current and relevant input for policy-makers and the media, this Pre-Election Panel will assist women and those who advocate for women’s advancement, make an informed decision when voting in the next Australian election.

 Contact:

Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey

Founder, Australian Centre for Leadership for Women