• Glossary & Definitions
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Context of the review
• 3 Existing framework for equal employment opportunity for women in Australia
• 4 Barriers to achieving equality for women in the workplace
• 5 Effectiveness of existing equal opportunity for women framework
• 6 What works to achieve equal employment opportunity for women
• 7 Options to improve equal employment opportunity framework
• 8 Conclusion
• A Project methodology

Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 Consultation Report

Table of contents

• Glossary
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Background
• 2 Context of the review
  • 2.1 A snapshot of the current trends and characteristics of women in the labour force
  • 2.2 How Australia's performance compares internationally
• 3 Existing framework for equal employment opportunity for women in Australia
  • 3.1 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
  • 3.2 Relationship of the Act to other institutions, legislation and policies
  • 3.3 Measuring the success of the Act and Agency
• 4 Barriers to achieving equality for women in the workplace
  • 4.1 Social and cultural barriers to equality in women's employment
  • 4.2 Tangible barriers in the workplace
• 5 Effectiveness of existing equal opportunity for women framework
  • 5.1 EOWW Act
  • 5.2 EOWA
  • 5.3 Institutional arrangements
• 6 What works to achieve equal employment opportunity for women
  • 6.1 Effective organisational initiatives and practices
  • 6.2 Internal drivers for change within organisations
  • 6.3 External drivers of organisational change
• 7 Options to improve equal employment opportunity framework
  • 7.1 Legislative change
  • 7.2 The role of EOWA
  • 7.3 Incentives
  • 7.4 Institutional arrangements
• 8 Conclusion
  • Improving employment outcomes for women
  • Key findings on the EOWW Act
  • Key findings on EOWA
• A Project methodology
  • A.1 Project approach
  • A.2 Public submissions
  • A.3 Survey of reporting organisations
  • A.4 Survey of employees
  • A.5 Interviews
  • A.6 Data analysis process
• List of Submission

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