Tag: Gender

Release of National Carer Strategy

DCA welcomes the government’s renewed commitment to Australia’s three million unpaid carers in its new ten-year National Carer Strategy.

Diversity and Inclusion in 2023

Key issues in the Diversity and Inclusion space during 2023 and important research that DCA will bring on workplace issues.

The gender pay gap nears $1 billion per week

The latest edition of She’s Price(d)less shows that the national pay gap is estimated at $966m per week or $51.8b per year.

On being a family friendly workplace …

Being a family friendly workplace is fundamentally more than offering simple flexibility around family commitments.

Childlessness – the unspoken workplace inclusion issue

A blog piece to encourage you to reflect on issues that may be affecting employees who are childless, and not by choice.

Happy International Women’s Day 2022

March 8 is International Women’s Day and the theme this year is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. 

Australia should consider Iceland’s strategy to overcome the gender pay gap

Iceland has made it illegal to pay women less than men for similar work. This begs the question of whether Australian could and should be doing the same thing.

Early Childhood Productivity Commission Inquiry

Read DCA’s submission in response to the 2023 Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care.

National Carer Strategy

Read DCA’s comment on a discussion paper about the National Carer Strategy released by the Department of Social Services earlier this year.

Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973

DCA has made a submission in response to the review of the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973 (ML Act).