Survey on consent in schools among federal sexual violence prevention package Federal Two Australian commissioners will oversee a survey of secondary school students on their attitudes surrounding consent.
Data and gender equality indicators key to changing workplace culture, review finds March 6, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The government has published a review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, which tackles workplace inequality.
Your round-up of IWD events around Canberra and some insight into what the departments are up to March 6, 2022 By Melissa Coade Culture International Women’s Day (March 8) falls on Tuesday, and there’s a long list of events in Canberra and further afield for members of the APS.
AG invites consultation for outstanding Respect@Work reforms February 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The commonwealth attorney-general has invited submissions on what law reforms are needed to adopt the national Respect@Work report.
Premium Columnists Cultural change needed if we are to find better political representation February 15, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Cultural change needs more than a series of MPs apologising for the failure of parliament to properly deal with incidents of sexual abuse.
Acknowledgement of bullying and sexual harassment for staff as parliament returns February 8, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Federal parliament will acknowledge the bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault experienced by staff when it resumes today.
Senior APS managers encouraged to attend sexual harassment prevention workshops December 22, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The training follows the APSC’s State of the Service report showing complaints of sexual harassment more than doubled from 32 in 2019–20 to 78 in 2020–21.
Gender equality: ‘We must not become complacent’, APS leaders say December 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Australian Public Service Commissioner and PM&C secretary launched an updated gender equality strategy on Tuesday.
Is a new era in public sector gender equality upon us? December 8, 2021 By Sue Williamson Editors' Picks While there is much work to be done with APS gender equality, this strategy sets a robust roadmap on how to achieve this laudable, and essential, aim.
Premium Insights and analysis Representative or reprehensible? December 8, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks How much of the Jenkins Report has the attention of voters who do not spend their time in the environment described by countless staffers and parliamentarians?
Premium Columnists A culture that looks backwards to at least the 1980s December 3, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Far more is needed than a new gender-equality strategy. An entire system of accountability needs to be legislated for Parliament House and commonwealth parliamentary workplaces.
‘Unacceptably high’ rate of bullying, sexual harassment and assault in parliament, inquiry finds November 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The prime minister has released the final report of a seven-month-long inquiry into parliamentary workplaces undertaken by the sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins.
Department finds one-in-10 experience sexual harassment, but survey participation low November 24, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal About a third of employees who had experienced sexual assault also said they were unsatisfied with the department’s policies and procedures.
Sex discrimination commissioner urges employers to focus on prevention: here’s how November 12, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Speaking at a Comcare national workplace sexual harassment forum, Kate Jenkins said complaint rates had hovered around 17% for decades.
National forum brings minds together to discuss sexual harassment in workplaces November 5, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal A national forum is days away from focusing the public service on how sexual harassment can be prevented in workplaces.