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Outcomes |
Dec 2009 |
Letter to ASX Corporate Governance Council commending their decision to require disclosure to the market by all companies of proportion of women at all levels from employees to directors within their organisations. Click to view Letter |
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November 2009 |
Letter to Deputy Prime Mininster and Minister for Workplace Relations congratulating her on the Government’s support for a test case on pay equity for community services workers Click here for text of letter |
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October 2009 |
Submission to the Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act and Agency Click here for Submission |
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July 2009 |
Letter to the Prime Minister urging that Australia prepare a National Action Plan on Security Council Resolution 1325 Click here for text of Letter |
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June 2009 |
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Provision of Childcare Click here for AFUW Submission |
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May 2009 |
Submission to the National Consultation on Human Rights Note: AFUW also endorsed the more wide-ranging submission from the WomenSpeak Alliance. Click here for AFUW Submission |
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May 2009 |
Letter to the Minister for Immigration congratulating the Government on the abolition of temporary protection visas and on policy of expeditious processing of refugee claims, but also urging abandonment of offshore detention. Click here for Letter |
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April 2009 |
Letter to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs congratulating the government on the decision to sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Click here for letter |
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2-3 April 2009 |
Paper presented to the 7th Annual Higher Education Summit, Melbourne by AFUW President, Jennifer Strauss, concerning The Challenges of Improving Low SES Student Participation in Universities’. Click here for text of paper |
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March 2009 |
Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs with congratulations on changes to AusAid Family Planning Guidelines, increased support for UNIFEM and the coming into force in Australia of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, followed by request for assurances that Australia will support proposals for UN Agency for Women Click here for text of letter |
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17 January 2009 |
Letter requesting Australian Government protest against Taliban closure of girls’ schools in North Pakistan to Minister for Foreign Affairs (copy to Minister for Status of Women) Click here for text of letter |
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