Policy Library

Explore our collection of evidence-based policy papers, organised by topic. These papers reflect NFAW’s ongoing work to inform and influence policies that impact women and girls across Australia.

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NFAW Preserving Women’s Gender Lens History

NFAW is developing a major initiative to create an interactive digital history wall of ‘Australia’s Gender Lens Champions through the Decades’ as a traveling museum exhibit to mark 100 years of Gender Lens Champions.

Topic

News

Date

22 July, 2020

Gender Lens on the Budget 2016-17

Budget 2016-17 fails to bring Australian women into the centre of the economy and pushes many further into poverty. Cuts to overseas aid hurt vulnerable women in our region.

Topic

Gender Lens on the Budget

Date

15 May, 2016

Gender Budgeting gender lens

Gender Lens on the Budget 2015-2016

It has been the practice since 1984 for Federal Governments to produce a Women’s Budget Statement as one element of the official Budget Papers. In 2014 this practice ceased. There has been no explanation from the Government. It is regrettable that the Government has made this decision.

Topic

Gender Lens on the Budget

Date

15 May, 2015

Gender Budgeting gender lens

Gender Lens on the Budget 2014-2015

NFAW, with other women’s organisations, is committed to examining the potentially differential impacts of policies and their outcomes for men and for women, and whether the consequences of policies, intended or unintended, may adversely impact on women. There is an average gap of 17 per cent between the incomes of men and women.

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Gender Lens on the Budget

Date

22 May, 2014

Gender Budgeting gender lens Gender Pay Gap

The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) would like to acknowledge and pay its respects to the Traditional Custodians of Country and recognise their connection throughout time to its lands, seas, skies and waters of which we live, work and benefit from today. NFAW would like to pay respect to the Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people visiting our page.

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