CHAPTER 1 GENDER EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE LAW -- Increased political participation helps narrow global gender gap -- Australia's gender gap -- Promoting gender equality and empowering women -- Gender equality and Australian aid -- Global gender equality statistics -- Gender equality - why we give aid -- Gender equality aid priorities -- Hum an rights and gender equality -- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women -- Tracking equity - comparing outcomes for women and girls across Australia -- Sex discrimination - know your rights -- Strengthening national gender equality laws, agencies and monitoring -- CHAPTER 2 WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP -- Women in leadership -- Women in parliament - Australia versus the world -- Numbers don't tell the whole story on gender diversity -- The real context - sexism is getting worse -- Affirmative action is sexism and misandry -- Confronting gender inequality beyond quotas -- CHAPTER 3 GENDER EQUALITY AT WORK -- The business case for gender equality -- It's not a glass ceiling; it's a masculine fault line -- The face of gender-based discrimination in Australian workplaces -- Sexual harassment still widespread in Australian workplaces -- Sexual harassment - information for employees -- Sexual harassment - information for employers -- The gender pay gap - fact or fiction? -- Gender pay gap statistics -- New law drives gender equality at work -- Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 -- Gender equality Act won't fix discrimination - but it will make employers accountable -- Exploring issues - worksheets and activities -- Fast facts -- Glossary -- Web links - Index
Summary
Issues in Society is an invaluable series of books which contain previously published information sourced from newspapers, magazines, journals, government reports, surveys, websites and lobby group literature. The series offers up-to-date, diverse information about the social issues shaping our changing world. Each book explores a range of facts and opinions, providing the reader with a concise overview of the topic
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Australia overseas comparisons
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
