Human Rights Consultation Submission

In 2009, WomenSpeak prepared a submission as part of the national Human Rights Consultations.

The submission provided a women’s rights perspective to the Consultation and focused on five areas: addressing already-identified human rights problems; a Human Rights Act for Australia; the Sex Discrimination Act; integrating human rights principles into policy development and implementation by rejuvenating women’s policy machinery.

» Read the WomenSpeak Human Rights Consultation Submission (June 2009)

National Women’s Health Policy Submission

In 2009, WomenSpeak prepared a submission to the National Women’s Health Consultations.

WomenSpeak is concerned with health as a human rights issue and acknowledges the social determinants of health research. 

» Read the WomenSpeak National Women’s Health Policy Submission, June 2009

Some WomenSpeak members also made individual submissions to the Consultations:

» Read the Children By Choice National Women’s Health Policy Submission (November 2009)

» Read the Australian Women’s Health Network Submission (June 2009) 

Review of Australia’s Future Tax System

In 2009, WomenSpeak prepared a submission to the Henry Tax Review in partnership with the National Foundation for Australian Women.

Some WomenSpeak members also made their own submissions to the Henry Tax Review.

» Read the WomenSpeak and NFAW submission: Tax Reform, Targeting and the Tax Burden on Women (May 2009)

» Read the Council of Single Mothers and their Children Vic. Submission (May 2009)

» Read the Women’s Electoral Lobby Australia Submission (April 2009)

» Read the Public Interest Law Clearing House Submission (October 2008)

Not for Profit Sector

In 2009, WomenSpeak members made submissions to the Australian Productivity Commission's study into the contribution of the not for profit sector.

» Read theWomen’s Electoral Lobby Australia Submission (November 2009)

» Read the National Foundation of Australian Women Submission (May 2009)

» Read the Children by Choice Submission (December 2009)

» Read the YWCA Australia (December 2009)

Pay Equity

In 2008, a number of WomenSpeak member organisations made submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into pay equity and increasing female participation in the workforce.

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment and Workplace Relations undertook the inquiry. Their report, Making it fair, was released in November 2009.

See a copy of Making it fair.

WomenSpeak member’s submissions to the Inquiry:

» Read the Women With Disabilities Australia submission (August 2008)

» Read the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia submission (August 2008)

» Read the National Foundation of Australian Women submission(September 2008)

» Read the Women’s Electoral Lobby Australia & National Pay Equity Coaalition submission (August 2008)

Pension review

In 2008, WomenSpeak together with Security4Women prepared a joint submission to the Pension Review.

» Read the WomenSpeak and Security4Women Pension Review Submission (2008)

Review of the Sex Discrimination Act Submission

In 2008, WomenSpeak prepared a submission as part of the inquiry into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act.

The submission represents a collaborative vision for strengthening the equality framework in Australia, particularly through improvements to the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA).

» Read the collaborative Sex Discrimination Act Review submission (August 2008)