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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Economic Reform Roundtable Resilience

This submission seeks to inform the Economic Reform Roundtable of the gender implications of building economic resilience and the benefits from investing in gender equality. Workplace flexibility is improving but is at risk, and there is more to be done.

Topic

Early Childhood Education and Care / Employment

Date

26 July, 2025

Inquiry into the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023

Most of the provisions included in the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 (the Bill) were recommended in the submissions made by NFAW and other women’s organisations to the 2021 Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (the Review).

Topic

Employment / Gender Budgeting

Date

27 February, 2023

Gender Pay Gap WGEA

Submission: Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

In the course of our submission, we make some remarks critical of two key recommendations from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) submission. The burden of our concern is the deregulatory approach underpinning both of these recommendations.

Topic

Other

Date

26 March, 2022

Fair work Gender Pay Gap WGEA workplace

NFAW submission on reporting requirements under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

The NFAW and its affiliates were instrumental in building a broad coalition of business, nongovernment, industry and representative associations of women across all sectors (the Coalition of Working Women) to lobby Government to withdraw its exposure draft of a legislative instrument that would remove a range of key items from a list of matters that relevant employers are required to report on annually under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (the WGE Act)

Topic

Employment / Other

Date

22 July, 2014

Gender Equality WGEA

CWW submission on reporting requirements under the Workplace Gender Equality Act

This submission has been prepared by the Coalition for Working Women (CWW) to outline the position of its members in relation to consultation about the gender reporting requirements outlined in the Gender Equality (Matters in Relation to Gender Equality Indicators) Instrument 2013 (No. 1).

Topic

Employment / Other

Date

22 July, 2014

Gender Equality WGEA Workforce

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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