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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Media release: NFAW call to remove womens' workforce barriers

The National Women’s Alliance1 has called on Commonwealth and State/Territory Governments to reduce the systemic barriers to women with family responsibilities who wish to enter or return to the workforce.

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Date

8 February, 2010

Gender Pay Gap Workforce

Women and recession project: barriers to women's employment

The consultation on the Australia Institute (TAI) report The Impact of the Recession on Women1 was facilitated in Broken Hill, New South Wales, on 29 September 2009, by Darriea Turley, Chair of the National Rural Women's Coalition2 , The Broken Hill Enterprise Development Centre3 (BHEDC), Women on Boards4 , and the National Foundation for Australian Women5 (NFAW).

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Employment / Global Financial Crisis

Date

20 January, 2010

Care Economy Employment

The Australia Institute paper: The impact of the recession on women

This paper examines the experience of Australian women during recent recessions in order to construct a framework within which the policy response to the current recession can be assessed and improved. The recessions of the early 1980s and the early 1990s are examined and compared with the brief experience so far of the present recession.

Topic

Global Financial Crisis / Superannuation / Transfers and Social Services

Date

1 August, 2009

Superannuation

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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