Australian National Committee for UN Women welcomes partnership with PwC Australia
The Australian National Committee for UN Women is delighted to announce PwC Australia as a partner in a joint effort to promote gender equality. Welcoming ...
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Australian National Committee for UN Women welcomes partnership with Queensland University of Technology Business School
The Australian National Committee for UN Women is delighted to announce Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Business School as a partner in a joint effort ...
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Women in leadership advocate awarded UN Women National Committee Australia MBA Scholarship
A senior manager working with the insolvency and restructuring firm, Ferrier Hodgson, who wants to drive “the global conversation on diversity, inclusion and equality”, has ...
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Congratulations Delegates
The National Committee for UN Women is delighted to announce that five of our members have been selected to attend the 59th session of the ...
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National Committee for UN Women Welcomes Appointment of New Board President
The Australian National Committee for UN Women is delighted to announce the election of Elizabeth Shaw, the first West Australian and first young woman as ...
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CBA Signs the Women’s Empowerment Principles
Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) has taken another step in their commitment towards improving gender diversity within their business model by signing on to the Women’s ...
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National Committee releases training manual on women peace and security
Funded by the Australian Civil-Military Centre, the National Committee has developed a training manual on women, peace and security. This manual provides an overview of ...
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#25by25 a Welcome Sign of Things to Come
The Australian National Committee for UN Women welcomes the G20 Leaders’ commitment to closing the workforce participation gap between men and women by 25 percent ...
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson Launches HeForShe Campaign
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson delivered a powerful speech to the UN General Assembly on September 20 highlighting the importance of involving men in ...
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Australian women earn on average 18.2% less than men
September 5 is Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that Australian women are earning on average 18.2% less than women. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ...
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UN Women launches global campaign in Australia
During her visit to Australia, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will launch the Beijing +20 Campaign. Hosted by Senator, ...
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Progress on MDGs a mixed bag for our Pacific neighbours
Released on 7 July, The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2014 examines the progress that has been made towards realising the MDGs. A set of ...
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Australian businesses sign to the Women’s Empowerment Principles
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Business SA and the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) are the latest Australian businesses to sign to ...
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The B20 and G20 must make gender equality a priority: Joint statement by the Australian National Committee for UN Women and Oxfam Australia
Across the world, women continue to earn less than men and do the majority of unpaid work. An Oxfam report on Monday finds that gender ...
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Annual global cost of war hits US$9.8 trillion
A recent study has demonstrated the staggering cost of war on the world economy. Put together by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the Global ...
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Beijing+20: “The beginning of the end of gender equality,” says UN Women Executive Director
In her opening remarks at a global event on 26 June to launch UN Women’s Beijing+20 campaign, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka urged men ...
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