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MODERN SLAVERY: A HIDDEN, EVERY DAY PROBLEM.
MODERN SLAVERY: A HIDDEN, EVERY DAY PROBLEM.
It is a confronting reality that even in the present day, men, women and children all over the world remain victims of modern slavery. The fight to end modern slavery continues. We can, and must, do more.
The 2018 Global Slavery Index provides a country by country ranking of the number of people in modern slavery, as well as an analysis of the actions governments are taking to respond, and the factors that make people vulnerable. Click here for an info graphic of their findings
The Gender Pay Gap
The Gender Pay Gap
While more women than men graduate from higher education institutions and receive the same education as men, women continue to be undervalued in the majority of study fields and industries from the start of their career. The data confirms stark graduate and postgraduate gender pay gaps across the majority of study fields and industries in Australia.
In economic terms, lower salaries mean that women receive lower rewards from investing in their tertiary education than men.
This fact sheet provides information about gender imbalances in Australian higher education, including gender segregation in fields of study and pay inequality in industries after graduation and on entering the workplace. WGEA Factsheet
Harassment and discrimination
Harassment and discrimination
It is against the law for anyone to harass you or discriminate against you at work or when you are seeking work because of your sex, race, colour, sexual preference, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family or carer's responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin or because you are temporarily absent from work because of an illness or injury. It is also against the law for a worker to sexually harass another in the workplace.
If you believe you have been harassed or discriminated against, you should contact:
the Fair Work Ombudsman
your employer or human resources manager
an equal opportunity officer or grievance officer
a union (if you are a member)
the Fair Work Commission, or
an equal opportunity or anti-discrimination body in your state.
Employers have a ‘duty of care’ and the latest stats are suggesting that one in four Australian employees between the age of 16-85 have a mental health condition.
The Black Dog Institute has developed a practical guide for workplace mental health Click Here
Youth poverty in COVID-19 Australia
Youth poverty in COVID-19 Australia
The Smith Family Head of Research and Advocacy, Anne Hampshire, discusses the ways in which the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the 1.2 million young Australians living in poverty and argues that the pandemic presents a chance to address the root causes of youth disadvantage. Read the article here
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 indicates that it will still take more than a lifetime to make equality a reality.
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