Melanie Fernandez
@melfernandz
Director Policy, Advocacy and Research @CEWAus Feminist activist and policy nerd #GenderEquality #HumanRights Opinions are my own
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14-08-2012 01:33:26
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Inspiring address from ChiefExecutiveWomen President @sammostyn on what Australia could look like if we put #care at centre of #economy
Inspiring Sam Mostyn ChiefExecutiveWomen National Press Club today.. calling for greater recognition of the care economy. If Australia has been the lucky country it's "because of the unpaid work of women". George Toni Hassan YWCA Canberra Laura Tingle Misha Schubert
In Australia, we like to tell ourselves we are the lucky country. And yet among our vast natural resources, possibly the most under-celebrated part of our luck has been the unpaid work of women. . . . we cannot rely on it forever. @sammostyn ChiefExecutiveWomen National Press Club
.@CEW President @sammostyn AO National Press Club Now is the time for Australia to develop a comprehensive plan for growth which closes the widening social and economic gap between Australians to reach our full potential as a nation." #NPC #womenleders
We are losing talented and highly-educated young women, one of our best resources, ChiefExecutiveWomen President @sammostyn says Financial Review Business Summit We need intentional policy making on #IWD2022 #womenleaders
CEW President @sammostyn AO on the The Today Show discussing why women's economic participation is one of the most effective and efficient ways to grow the economy ahead of this week’s budget.
Great piece from Craig Emerson the high cost and current system are powerful disincentives to women to work. Election 2022: Why reforming the Child Care Subsidy would increase workforce participation and productivity afr.com/politics/feder…
This election eve Mother’s Day we need universal early childhood education & care + generous paid parental leave. See my op ed on how 21 years of talk and $$ has not delivered for parents who need more equal sharing of family care and paid work. Prof Rae Cooper @sammostyn #womenvote
Australia has more than half a million job-ready women. We must invest in affordable early education and care, improved paid parental leave and higher wages in care sectors to unlock women's participation. @sammostyn @EconomistAnge The Sydney Morning Herald Rachel Clun smh.com.au/politics/feder…
About to kick off ChiefExecutiveWomen Annual Dinner with a room of incredible #womenleaders honoured to work with these inspiring women
“We have structural barriers that stop highly-trained, highly-skilled women from working more hours.” Listen to former CEW President Sue Morphet’s conversation with Linda Mottram @[email protected]🌻 abc.net.au/radio/programs…
Higher full-time female workforce participation is an economic necessity, writes Sue Morphet past president of ChiefExecutiveWomen But it won’t happen without policies enabling more affordable and accessible early childhood education. womensagenda.com.au/latest/afforda…
Women power the care economy & carry most of the unpaid care, yet are too often left in poverty. We know how to prevent this. Cassandra Goldie🌈 & @sammostyn pen this plea to consider women on low incomes this election womensagenda.com.au/latest/soapbox…
Australia can’t afford to lag behind on women’s workforce participation. Past CEW President Sue Morphet joined The Project to talk about how affordable childcare can help enable women into the workforce.