Apr 27, 2022 | Budget & Election News, Current Activities and Projects, Uncategorized
Free universal childcare is one of AGEC’s Key Priorities for this Federal Election. Free universal childcare will increase women’s workforce participation, create a more equal distribution of caring responsibilities between men and women, and produce a net...
Nov 23, 2021 | Current Activities and Projects, Director Monthly Blog
In July, 2021, with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the University of Queensland (UQ), AGEC investigated how Australia had reached over 34% women on its ASX200 boards as well as implications for the future. In this blog, I explain what we...
Jul 30, 2021 | Current Activities and Projects
Australian Gender Equality Council (AGEC) is proud to launch the Towards Board Gender Parity report, which showcases how Australia has now reached 30% of women on boards, making it one of three countries to do so without the imposition of legislated quotas. AGEC...
Feb 26, 2020 | Current Activities and Projects
The definitive Report on how to implement gender equality in the workplace sets out the findings of a comprehensive study led by AGEC CEO, Dr Terry Fitzsimmons and Director of UQ’s AIBE Centre for Gender Equality in the Workplace, together with Dr Miriam Yates and...
May 6, 2018 | Current Activities and Projects
In December 2018 the Australian Gender Equality Council (AGEC) released its inaugural report, Hands Up for Gender Equality (HUGE), a world-first research piece setting out the facts with regards to gender differences in adolescent children. HUGE reports on the key...
Apr 23, 2018 | Current Activities and Projects
The Hands Up for Gender Equality study was designed as a pilot to test many of the ideas floated in the academic and business literature regarding gender, self-confidence and career intentions. While the study has identified the major activities that contribute to...
