Senate debates Questions without Notice

Gender Equality


Katy Gallagher

Katy Gallagher ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service

2:08 pm

Thank you. In 2021 we ranked 50th in the world. When we came to government it was 43rd in the world. We have consistently, both through our representation of women in leadership and decision-making across the parliament and in the policies we've enacted, ensured that the ranking continues to improve year on year, and this year we have come in at No. 8. That is because of a range of things. Of course women's representation in parliament is important and has assisted in that, but also our policies include the wages policy that we've implemented in those feminised industries of aged care and early education and care, extending paid parental leave and putting super on it, ensuring that super works for women with reforms to payday super and the LISTO—the low-income super tax offset—the three-day guarantee in child care to make sure the childcare system works better for women, free TAFE, paid prac and, of course, publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia's largest companies to really flush out what is happening when it comes to pay and women. And we can see those results reflected in this global ranking news.

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