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South Australia's Women's Policy Achieving Women’s Equality South Australia’s Women’s Policy Vision: Women and girls in South Australia will be able to fully participate in and share the benefits of living in South Australia. Contents Acronyms 1 1 Premier’s Foreword 2 2 Minister’s Foreword 3 3 Introduction 4 3.1 Policy imperative 5 3.2 Equality is an Issue for Men to Engage With 5 4 Setting the scene 9 Our Achievements 9 4.1 Women’s Safety Strategy 9 4.2 Women’s Health 9 4.3 Women’s Employment in Non-Traditional Female Occupations 10 4.4 Women’s Leadership and Decision Making 10 4.5 Celebrating Women’s Achievements 10 4.6 Empowering women through access to information - Women’s Information Service 10 5 Vision and principles for South Australia’s Women’s Policy 12 5.1 Vision 12 5.2 Principles 12 5.3 Populations of focus across the policy 13 5.3.1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women 13 5.3.2 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Women 14 5.3.3 Women with Disability 14 Achieving Women’s Equality – South Australia’s Women’s Policy | 2015 5.3.4 Young Women 15 5.3.5 Older Women 15 5.3.6 LGBTIQ Women 16 5.3.7 Rural and Regional Women 16 6 Achieving Women’s Equality: Three pillars of action 17 6.1 Improving women’s economic status 17 6.2 Increasing women’s leadership and participation in decision making 17 6.3 Improving women’s safety and wellbeing 18 7 Improving women’s economic status 19 7.1 Increasing employment participation 20 7.2 Pay equity 25 7.3 Paid parental leave 26 7.4 Childcare 26 7.5 Flexible work 26 7.6 Education and training 28 7.7 Financial security and economic independence 30 8 Leadership and participation 32 8.1 Community leadership and participation 33 8.2 Boards and committees 36 8.3 Local Government 38 8.4 Executive positions 39 8.5 Celebrating Women’s Achievements 40 9 Safety and wellbeing 42 9.1 Health and wellbeing 43 9.2 Reducing and preventing violence against women 51 10 How will Government achieve the strategic priorities? 58 11 Measuring progress 59 12 Related policies 60 13 Summary of South Australian Government Department initiatives 64 14 Statistics – Women and girls in South Australia 65 15 Index 70 The South Australian Government acknowledges and respects Aboriginal peoples as the State’s first peoples and nations and recognises Aboriginal peoples as traditional owners and occupants of land and waters in South Australia. Achieving Women’s Equality – South Australia’s Women’s Policy | 2015 Acronyms ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics AICD Australian Institute of Company Directors ANROWS Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety ARTS A Right to Safety AWE Achieving Women’s Equality CALD Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women DAIP Disability Access and Inclusion Plan DECD Department for Education and Child Development DPTI Department of Planning, Transport and Information FGM Female genital mutilation LGBTIQ Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer LHN Local Health Network LSS Learner Support Services MAPS Multi Agency Protection Service NAIDOC National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee NPY Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjarra Yankunytjatjara OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development PIRSA Primary Industries and Regions South Australia PWD Premier’s Women’s Directory RTO Registered Training Organisation SAFECOM South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission SAMEAC South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission SAPOL South Australia Police SASP South Australia’s Strategic Plan STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics TAFE Tertiary and Further Education UN United Nations VET Vocational Education and Training WIS Women’s Information Service Achieving Women’s Equality – South Australia’s Women’s Policy | 2015 1 1 Premier’s Foreword The full and free participation of women and girls in all aspects of society is critical to South Australia’s future. They must be in a position to fulfil their personal potential, to contribute their ideas and energies to the common good, to help our State prosper and seize opportunities, and, of course, to lead. But they cannot do these things properly in the face of barriers. This policy, Achieving Women’s Equality, aims to eliminate barriers and to acknowledge the central role women and girls play in our economy and community. It provides a strategic, integrated framework in which State Government agencies can foster and achieve gender equality – both in their own work and in the partnerships they forge with business and community. With a strong emphasis on practically improving lives, Achieving Women’s Equality offers direction so that we, together, can advance the interests of women. The policy focuses on three specific areas for action: improving women’s economic status; increasing women’s leadership and participation; and improving women’s safety and wellbeing. I urge you to apply this policy to your day-to-day work, and to use it as a valuable framework when exploring, planning and implementing new initiatives. Hon Jay Weatherill MP Premier of South Australia Achieving Women’s Equality – South Australia’s Women’s Policy | 2015 2 2 Minister’s Foreword In December 1894, South Australia became the first Australian state to allow women to vote in state elections and the first state to allow women to stand for State Parliament. This pioneering triumph for women’s equality was the result of a long strategic campaign conducted over many years by some very determined women. Their achievement was a key element in the creation of South Australia as a socially progressive society. As the heirs to this unique legacy, we have the obligation to continue their inspiring example. This policy document sets out our recent activities. We have done much to improve women’s economic status, to increase opportunities for women’s leadership and participation, and to improve the safety and wellbeing of women. These initiatives have moved women a long way towards the full and equal participation in all aspects of life – but there is still a long way to go. To this end, Achieving Women’s Equality lays the policy foundations for our future actions and sets out a clear pathway into the future. Following the recent 120th anniversary of women’s suffrage in South Australia, it is fitting that our policy document, Achieving Women’s Equality directs our gaze towards ambitious aspirations that will create enduring positive change for South Australian women and girls. The South Australian pioneer women of 1894 would expect nothing less. Hon Gail Gago MLC Minsiter for the Status of Women Achieving Women’s Equality – South Australia’s Women’s Policy | 2015 3 3 Introduction Achieving Women’s Equality provides a framework to address gender equity across all facets of South Australian Government and through partnerships with non-government organisations, business, local government and community groups. It sets out the key priorities for action to ensure the economic status, social inclusion, safety and wellbeing of South Australian women is improved and sustained throughout their lives. In so doing Achieving Women’s Equality will make a significant contribution to South Australia’s key strategic development priorities by ensuring everyone in South Australia has the opportunity to fully participate. Improving and supporting the participation of women in the community is not only the right thing to do but also makes sound economic sense. Three priority action areas have been identified for Achieving Women’s Equality: 1. Improving women’s economic status 2. Increasing women’s leadership and participation 3. Improving women’s safety and wellbeing These three priority areas have been identified to reflect different dimensions of life and to recognise that women’s experiences can intersect at multiple points. Positive outcomes in one area can impact outcomes in other areas, for example, improving the financial security of women can play an important role in increasing the safety of women and reducing vulnerability to violence and homelessness. Achieving Women’s Equality – South Australia’s Women’s Policy | 2015 4 3.1 Policy imperative The South Australian Government is committed to achieving women’s equal participation in all aspects of life. Working towards women’s equality contributes to the broader Government priority of building a prosperous community - a priority that is reflected in the development of this policy. Public policy has the capacity to either perpetuate or eliminate discrimination and as such has a key role to play in promoting gender equality. It is only by making gender a central consideration in the development and implementation of public policy that we can hope to advance gender equality and women’s human rights in Australia.1 Gender analysis is the process that enables policy makers and program managers to analyse whether proposed and existing policies and programs produce equally beneficial outcomes for diverse gender groups. 3.2 Equality is an Issue for Men to Engage With Men’s participation in progress towards equality is critical to ensure a fair and equitable society for all. Bringing men into the conversation on gender equality takes a step toward breaking down the expectations of both genders. In the United Nation’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), governments expressed their support for men’s full participation in all actions towards gender equality. The Declaration emphasised that equal sharing of responsibilities and a harmonious partnership between women and men were critical to men’s well-being and that of their families.2 In 2013 the European Commission report The Role of Men in Gender Equality – European Strategies & Insights3 noted the positive impact of gender equality for men and for the well- being of society as a whole.
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