The Australian government has submitted its required 5 year report on progress towards gender equality to ECOSOC via the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.  All nations produce a Report on the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and these will be compiled and submitted to ECOSOC and the Commission on the Status of Women in 2025.

This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which was adopted by 189 countries at the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1985, with the aim to advance gender equality worldwide. Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, said Australia’s report highlights the achievements in gender equality and identifies some of the challenges that remain. 

BPW Australia clubs are encouraged to review the government’s report which covers a wide range of women's issues.  The early sections on Australia’s Gender Equality Achievements and Priorities and  Australia’s Challenges and Setbacks provide an overview.