Today, in the lead up to International Women’s Day, Diversity Council Australia is launching ground-breaking research examining the state of play for culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women in leadership.
DCA Welcomes the introduction of the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 into Federal Parliament.
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has welcomed the introduction of new legislation to address the gender pay gap.
DCA Submission in response to the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022
Diversity Council Australia has long advocated for improvements in parental leave provisions in Australia. We welcome the recently tabled changes and commend the government for acting.
DCA welcomes passing of reforms for gender equality at work
DCA has welcomed the passing of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill.
Respect At Work - Welcome Reform.
Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa Annese appointed to [email protected] Council

Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is delighted about today’s announcement from the Federal Government appointing our CEO, Lisa Annese, to the [email protected] Council.
DCA Debate Decides – More to do on gender and the more inclusive the work the better.
Tuesday night, four-hundred people packed the Sydney Town Hall for the tenth annual Diversity Council Australia Debate.
DCA Debate: Teams tackle moving on from gender equality
The popular annual #DCADebate is back and will pack out the Sydney Town Hall with guests from across business and industry, representative of DCA’s significant membership of more than 1100 organisations employing approximately 20% of the Australian workforce.
DCA Welcomes Positive News About Positive Duties
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has today welcomed news that the federal government is moving to implement many of the remaining legislative changes recommended by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins in her [email protected] report.
New project to take an intersectional approach to women in leadership
DCA, SSI and CEW have received funding under the Women's Leadership and Development Program for a project to address the systemic barriers restricting CARM women’s upward mobility into leadership roles in Australian organisations.
The gender pay gap nears $1 billion per week
The latest edition of She’s Price(d)less: The economics of the gender pay gap shows that accounting for labour force participation rates and incomes, the national pay gap is estimated at $966m per week or $51.8b per year.
Australian-first research on Indigenous women’s working lives reveals Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mums and carers most at risk at work

A new report out today has for the first time examined the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women inside Australian workplaces, revealing that Indigenous mums and carers are the most likely group to experience discrimination.
The onus should be on workplaces to stamp out sexual harassment, not victims to report it
The Respect at Work Bill is set to be debated in parliament today, but according to Ms Annese, while a step in the right direction, in its current form the Respect at Work Bill is insufficient to really stamp out sexual harassment.
DCA statement on the passing of Susan Ryan
Diversity Council Australia is shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of Susan Ryan.
COVID-19 is exacerbating existing inequalities and will widen the gender pay gap
As we prepare to mark Equal Pay Day on 28 August, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is calling for a renewed focus on the gender pay gap as COVID-19 exacerbates inequalities for women.
DCA welcomes the announcement of fully subsidised childcare for essential workers
Diversity Council Australia has today welcomed the Government’s announcement that childcare would be fully subsidised for essential workers.
DCA responds to Respect @ Work report
DCA congratulates the Sex Discrimination Commissioner on the important and thorough examination of the issue of sex-based and sexual harassment at work in the report [email protected] tabled this afternoon in parliament.
IWD 2020: Do we still really need workplace gender equality?
This International Women’s Day, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is challenging the idea that workplaces no longer need to address gender equality.
Ground-breaking research reveals support for inclusion in workplaces is up among one of the most resistant groups
DCA's 2019-2020 [email protected] Index shows that support for diversity and inclusion (D&I) is up among men – traditionally the group least likely to strongly support, and one of the groups most likely to oppose such initiatives.
Proposed Religious Freedom Laws will be impossible for Employers
The Australian Government’s proposed legislative reforms on religious freedom could stop Australian businesses fostering inclusive cultures and erode any hard-won benefits organisations have derived from inclusion.