women’s affairs Archive

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  Knights in Shining Armour will champion our rights

  
  
  
  The Ministry of Women’s Affairs seems to be under orders to engage more effectively with men. This was revealed after the Greens submitted a written question to the Minister, Pansy Wong, asking who was invited to the pre Job Summit meeting organised by the Ministry. The answer was basically “we won’t tell you” but a [...] read more
  May 12, 2009 3:02 pm - 24 Comments
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  Will the ladies please retire to the drawing room?

  
  
  
  It seems that Catherine Delahunty may have hit a sore point within the National Party caucus, as Women’s Affairs Minister Pansy Wong has finally responded to our calls for proper input from women at the jobs summit. Who would have thought they had a spokesperson for Women’s Affairs, given the appalling state of their policy [...] read more
  February 25, 2009 4:01 pm - 25 Comments
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  Why the National Party killed the pay-equity inquiries

  
  
  
  The Herald online highlighted the issue; The Government has axed two investigations aimed at improving the pay of women as it tries to save money by controlling public sector salaries. State Services Minister Tony Ryall said the investigations would “generate an additional form of remuneration pressure that is unaffordable in the current economic and fiscal environment”. It’s the [...] read more
  February 21, 2009 10:11 am - 70 Comments