Government & International

• Applying a gender perspective in public policy: What it means and how we can do it better

  Speech by Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission. This speech was given at an International Women’s Day forum, on 9 March 2012.

• Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012-2018

  The National Action Plan articulates Australia’s approach to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and related resolutions under the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda.

• Budget publications relevant to women in Australia

  Publications on Budget-related issues for women in Australia including the Women’s Budget Highlights 2013-14.

• COAG Select Council on Women’s Issues Communiqués

  Meetings of the Select Council on Women’s Issues are held up to twice a year with the inaugural meeting held in Adelaide, 18 November 2011.

  The second meeting of the Select Council on Women’s Issues was held in Darwin on 18 July 2012.

• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Reports

  Australia's reports to the United Nations on the implementation in Australia of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

• Empowering Girls: what the Commonwealth can do to end early and forced marriage

  This paper by the Royal Commonwealth Society sets out the actions the 54 leaders gathering at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Australia can take to end early and forced marriage.

• FaHCSIA Literature Review on Gender Assessment

  A Literature Review on Gender Assessment and a Gender Assessment Framework drawing on best practice internationally were prepared for FaHCSIA by Professor Marian Sawer from the Australian National University.

• Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards - Information for Portfolios

  The Office for Women has developed the Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards - Information for Portfolios document to assist portfolios in developing strategies to achieve the gender balance target on Australian Government Boards.

• Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2011-2012

  On 15 November 2012 the Government released the Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2011-2012. This report provides a statistical gender analysis of the composition of Australian Government boards for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

• Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2010-2011

  On 19 April 2012 the Government released the Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2010-2011. This report provides a statistical gender analysis of the composition of Australian Government boards for the period 1 July 2010 to 31 June 2011.

• MINCO Communiqués

  Communiqués from the meetings of the former Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers' Conference on the Status of Women (MINCO)

• State and Territory Consultations with Migrant and Refugee Women

  From May to July 2001, a series of State and Territory forums was held with migrant women, who contributed ideas and proposed solutions to the many issues that are of major importance in improving their lives

• United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing 1995

  Publications and articles related to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing 1995

• Women of the World: Know Your International Human Rights

  These resources have been developed as an update and revision of the Australian Human Rights Commission document, ‘Women of the World: Know Your International Human Rights’.

• Women on Australian Government Boards Report 2008-2009

  The Australian Government is committed to promoting and supporting women’s leadership in all aspects of society, including in its appointments to advisory boards and bodies.

• Women on Australian Government Boards Report 2009-2010

  The Women on Australian Government Boards Report 2009-2010 provides a statistical gender analysis of the composition of Australian Government boards and bodies for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

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