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 Productivity

Reducing gender wage gaps is not an inefficiency but an overall better utilisation of women’s skills, and so an economy-wide productivity gain.

Topic

Caregiving Work / Employment

Date

26 July, 2025

NFAW statement on the child care, paid parental leave and family tax bill omnibus budget savings bill

The National Foundation for Australian Women deplores both the content and process of the Bill now before the Parliament. We urge the Parliament to reject the Bill.

Topic

Caregiving Work / Early Childhood Education and Care / Parental Leave / Transfers and Social Services

Date

8 February, 2017

Childcare ECEC Families Paid Parental Leave Transfer Payments

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Future of our Aged Care Workforce

The National Foundation of Australian Women, NFAW, is a non-politically aligned feminist organisation committed to examining the potentially differential impact of policies and their outcomes for men and women and whether the consequences of policies, intended or unintended adversely affect women. ,The aged care workforce is an area of major policy interest to NFAW on four grounds.

Topic

Caregiving Work / Employment / Older Women and Aged Care

Date

27 February, 2016

aged care Care Economy Employment Older Women

NFAW submission to the Human Rights Commission's project 'Valuing Women’s Caregiving Work'

This submission focuses on unpaid care work done by women: women account for 8 out of 10 carers in Australia, and all accounts indicate that caregiving has greater impacts on women’s financially status, social well-being and physical and mental health.

Topic

Caregiving Work

Date

1 May, 2012

Care Economy Employment

Submission to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission May 2008 on award modernisation and the Aged Care Industry Award

NPEC was formed in 1988 to address the issue of unequal earnings for men and women in Australia, over the working week, over the years of workforce participation, and over a lifetime. Its activities include publicity, education, lobbying of governments, State and Federal, and regular representations to industrial tribunals and government inquiries on all issues relating to women’s earnings and workforce participation.

Topic

Caregiving Work / Employment / Older Women and Aged Care / Pay Equity

Date

8 May, 2008

aged care Care Care Economy Employment

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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