Women face specific health care needs and without a national women’s health policy these cannot be adequately addressed. Health care research generally focuses on men, despite symptoms often differing between men and women. For example, heart attacks in women can often present with much more subtle symptoms which are easily ignored.
Media statements (Media Release 19 March 2019) and the report of the Inquiry into Franking Credits (Standing Committee on Economics, 2019 p16 ) have expressed the view that refundable franking credits benefit women more than men. With respect, we do not agree with this assessment. • Security in retirement, particularly financial security, is a matter that concerns many women.
Australian women are nearly three times more likely than men to experience violence from an intimate partner (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 4906.0) Over 62% of women experiencing family violence are in paid employment (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 4906.0).
Historically low wage growth indicates that the enterprise bargaining system is not working well for employees. Last year the sense that workers were losing out while companies profited reached a peak when company profits grew by 22%
Economic and financial abuse is a form of intimate partner violence. It aims to limit a woman’s access to finances or resources in order to control her behavior and undermine her economic independence.
Nearly 1.3 million Australian children are enrolled in approved child care services.1 While the provision of affordable ECEC is a ‘workforce issue’, enabling parents to work outside the home, it is also critically important for the development of children.
The impacts of air pollution from coal power stations, and rising CO2, as well as the resultant climate impacts, such as heat waves, rising temperature, drought and climate related disasters have specific systemic outcomes for women.
An RMIT study found that people are more likely to attend non-legal services, like health services, for legal assistance. HJP are effective in terms of addressing violence against women because they get to clients otherwise not reached because of the health care setting. We would advocate for funding the HJP to be increased in a way that builds on existing partnerships.
Women’s career development is generally different from men. It is often more complex (for example, conflict between work and family) and is often characterised by different career stages or patterns (for example, intervals away from full time employment to assume care responsibilities).
