The Gender Equality Act 2020 (Vic): Breaking New Ground, Measuring Impact and Looking Ahead
Join this webinar by RMIT on 21 September 2021 at 01.00 PM AEST, which will bring together a panel of leading experts with experience tackling gender equality in government, academia, industry and beyond.
As the first law of its kind in Australia, the Gender Equality Act 2020 (Vic) aims to improve gender equality in higher education, local government and the public sector, covering around 11 per cent of the Victorian workforce. In addition to establishing the Public Sector Gender Equality Commission, this ground-breaking legislation requires the public sector, councils and universities to take positive action towards achieving workplace gender equality and to promote gender equality in their policies, programs and services.
How can we empirically measure the impacts and outcomes of gender equality laws, policies, programs and services? More broadly, what role can and should government play in enhancing gender equality across sectors?
The panellists are:
- Dr Niki Vincent, Victoria’s inaugural Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner
- Dr Adele Murdolo, Executive Director, Multicultural Centre for Women's Health
- Tanja Kovac, CEO, Gender Equity Victoria
- Dr Leonora Risse, Lecturer, RMIT University
These panellists will speak for 10 minutes each, followed by questions from Professor Henry and a Q&A session with the audience. This event will run for 90 minutes in total.
Register here.