Women in Australia

Essay # 30361

Law
Women Studies

Women in Australia

A legal outline on discrimination against women in Australia.

2,452 words () | 10 sources | MLA | 2003 Australia

Paper Summary:

Women in the Australian workplace are still earning just 83% of a man's wages for the same work, 32 years after a decision to grant equal pay to all Australians. This paper examines the issue of discrimination against women in Australia. It includes legislation, precedents, status under the law, historical and current positions, women's role in society, United Nations statements and media reports.

From the Paper:

"WOMEN hold a 1.3 per cent of executive positions in Australia, a new United Nations report has revealed. The report also found Australian women in management jobs were paid 12 per cent less than their male counterparts, despite often being more qualified. Titled Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling: Women in Management, the report was done by UN agency the International Labour Organisation. Its Australian author, Ms Linda Wirth, said women were being discriminated against as soon as they entered the work force. "You don't tend to get outright discrimination as in different pay for the same work - the problem is women are not doing the same work as men," she said."