Achieving health equity for women and girls
“It’s high time that our nation, and indeed the world, had a serious discussion about women’s health,” declared Ged Kearney, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, at the 2024 World Health Summit Regional Meeting, held in Melbourne earlier this year. Speaking on a panel of women’s health experts discussing key challenges to achieving health […]
Government to pay superannuation on paid parental leave
Parental leave is the only form of leave which doesn’t require superannuation to be paid – until now.
Progressing Gender Equity in 2024
As of 2023, Australia’s national gender pay gap stands at 13.3%, translating to women earning $253.50 less per week than their male counterparts. Projections suggest it will take another 26 years to close this gap. Supporting ANMF’s predominately female membership, the union has strongly lobbied over many years for changes to support equality and close […]
Gender equity and safe workplaces
The ANMF’s membership base is overwhelmingly made up of women, making gender equity an urgent and pressing priority for the ANMF. The past 12 months have seen some significant steps forward with industrial reforms targeted at improving gender equity outcomes, specifically with the aim of creating safe and inclusive workplaces for women. Respect@Work Late last […]