Blog
11 Aug 2017
As we approach International Youth Day on August 12, DCA's youngest team member, Karla Dunbar, shares her thoughts on being a millennial in today's and tomorrow's workforce.
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Beware the female Doctor Who dares to challenge the status quo.
Blog
20 Jul 2017
BBC's announcement of a female Dr Who has ruffled feathers but as DCA CEO Lisa Annese explains, this is indicative of the discomfort that those who benefit from maintaining the status quo feel when women take on roles traditionally held by men.
A new approach is needed to engage men on gender equality
Blog
20 Jun 2017
It’s not enough for men to say they care about gender equality. They have to be committed to making personal change – not just in their professional lives but also in their private lives.
Transphobia and a life lived on the fringe
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24 May 2017
As Australians, we pride ourselves on giving everyone a fair go. But how inclusive as a society are we really? Not at all, if you're a transgender person like my friend Nadine.
Homophobia is harmful to workers and businesses
Blog
30 Mar 2017
DCA's own Cathy Brown has teamed with RMIT's Raymond Trau to look at the consequences of workplace environments where employees choose to hide their sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status for fear being “out” could damage their careers.
The power of sponsorship
Blog
16 Mar 2017
Unlike mentoring where you are simply asking for some time and an opportunity to share ideas, a sponsor needs to have the confidence in you and your skills to represent you when you are not there. Such a relationship takes time to build.
Why I marched
Blog
27 Jan 2017
Last weekend, I joined thousands of other women in Sydney to march in the Women’s March, Sydney. I did this not only to show solidarity with other citizens of the world but because I believe, when it comes to issues around gender equality, we still have a long way to go in Australia.
Robots aren't racist
Blog
10 Jan 2017
While jobs across the economy are becoming redundant as automated systems and artificial intelligence take over, Cathy Brown, DCA's Policy & Research Manager notes that robots are not sexist, racist or homophobic, it’s the people who program them.
Australia’s Gender Equality Scorecard: progress is too slow
Blog
05 Dec 2016
The third year of data collected and released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows that across Australian workplaces, women continue to be under-valued and under-represented at senior levels. While there is progress, the pace of change is much too slow.
Relationships, respect and trust key to engagement with Indigenous employees
Blog
18 Oct 2016
Have you ever really considered the implications of ticking 'yes' to the question, “Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander?” on an employment form? For some Indigenous Australians, the decision to share their heritage to employers and colleagues has been, and continues to be, a difficult one.
Why Punk Rock Hair Is Good For Business!
Blog
07 Sep 2016
Successful businesses are ‘innovative’ and ‘creative’. They ‘do things differently’, or claim to. Quite often, however, we expect ‘out-of-the-box thinking’, yet expunge any form of expression.
‘One Nation’ – but a nation for who?
Blog
13 Jul 2016
Pauline Hanson will have a legitimate right to represent her party in the Senate after securing more than 9% of the vote in Queensland. But a right to representation should not be confused with a legitimacy to make inflammatory claims.
Focus on ‘guys’ misses the point(s) of the WordsAtWork campaign
Blog
03 Jun 2016
Our #WordsAtWork campaign is not telling people what they can and can’t say. We are simply asking people to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and look at what they say from another perspective.
We need to find the courage to talk openly at work about the impact of miscarriage
Blog
04 May 2016
It happens to one in four pregnancies and is more likely to have an effect on a woman’s life than breast cancer and ovarian cancer. But miscarriage is rarely, if ever, discussed openly.
Born This Way: Turning Up Tolerance or Interrupting Inclusion?
Blog
02 Mar 2016
My kids are big fans of Macklemore, and his album The Heist is on high rotation on our family road trips. We’re all up for putting our hands in the air and car dancing.
David Morrison: fighting for a fair go
Blog
11 Feb 2016
Recent grumblings from certain sections of the media about the appointment of David Morrison as Australian of the Year are not just about cutting down a tall poppy, but are also somewhat hypocritical.
It’s time to recognise the First Australians in our constitution
Blog
22 Jan 2016
Recently I had the privilege of speaking at a conference in Sydney alongside a good friend and advocate, Maria Dimopoulos. Of the many insightful things she said, these stood out to me particularly.
Diversity and inclusion: a generation of change for Australian business
Blog
07 Dec 2015
The 2015 year has been a huge one for diversity and for DCA.
Willing to Work: The National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with Disability
Blog
28 Sep 2015
As Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner, I am committed to ensuring that older people and people with disability, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, are included in every way in our society and enjoy equality of opportunity with all Australians.
Building inclusion - the power of language
Blog
25 Aug 2015
Language can be used to deliberately exclude or attack groups of people, most evident in the case of overt abuse such as racist, sexist or homophobic language, even though those that use such language frequent deny that this was their intention.