“Many of our members have either worked in or with, or used the services of, local colleges of advanced education. They suggest that TAFE represents the cheapest, easiest educational opportunity for many women, including recently arrived women immigrants to this country and there needs to be continued support of this process to ensure integration of the women and their families into Australian society.”  This is part of BPWA’s submission to the Federal Government Enquiry on TAFE.  To read the submission please open the following:  BPWA TAFE Submission Apr13

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 at 2:11 pm and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Business & Professional Women has been in Sri Lanka for 20 years and we hope to celebrate it with a conference on “Investment promotion and joint venture opportunities in Sri Lanka” and a study tour of our beautiful island.  You are cordially invited to participate in the 20th Anniversary Celebrations to be held in Colombo from the 10th to 12th August 2013 together with all interested entrepreneurs from your country.   This is organised with a view to promoting Investment and Joint Venture Opportunities in Sri Lanka in the areas of Manufacture, Exports and Eco Tourism.   For further details please read the Aims of the Conference:  BPW Sri Lanka Conference

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economic Security4Women (eS4W) welcomes the recent government announcements of increased investment in childcare and out of school hours care that will go some way to retaining the skills and experience of childcare workers and to exploring more flexible child care options: Both of which will lead to improved opportunities for working parents, especially mothers and increased productivity.  “The dynamics of the labour market are changing and we must ensure we have a child care system to support those changes; one that gives working parents the flexibility they need to secure employment while reassuring them that their children have the highest quality care available” said Sandra Cook, chair of eS4W.  Full article:  Media Release – eS4W ChildOOSHCare 22Mar13

This entry was posted on Sunday, March 24th, 2013 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

BPW Australia welcomes the Charter of a new Club in New South Wales on Saturday, 23rd March 2013 at a Gala Event.  BPW Strathfield is the newest Club across Australia.  A full story will be in the next BPWA Newsletter. Congratulations to all involved in establishing the Club.  If you are interested in joining BPW Strathfield, or have any enquiries please go to their webpage at http://www.bpw.com.au/bpw-strathfield/

This entry was posted on Sunday, March 24th, 2013 at 1:59 pm and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

The Gillard Government has announced on the 25th February 2013 the appointment of Ms Megan Mitchell as Australia’s first National Children’s Commissioner.  The Government congratulates Megan Mitchell on this important and historic appointment.  The Gillard Government is establishing a dedicated advocate for children and young people at a national level as part of our commitment to giving kids the best start in life.  Ms Mitchell is a strong voice for vulnerable children in her current role as New South Wales Commissioner for Children and Young People and she will bring that experience to the national stage.  The full Media Release from the Federal Government can be read at http://juliecollins.fahcsia.gov.au/node/311

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 at 12:57 pm and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

The Australian Government has tabled its response to the report Workplace Bullying “We just want it to stop”.  The Government welcomes the report and acknowledges the significant and in many cases very personal contribution made by more than 300 individuals and organisations to the Inquiry through evidence and submissions.  The Government is committed to making sure all Australian workplaces are safe, healthy and productive workplaces that promote a zero tolerance approach to bullying in the workplace.  The response can be read by opening the following:  Fed Govt Report – Bullying Feb13

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 at 1:36 pm and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

BPW Australia is a friend and supporter of the AWAVA – Australian Women Against Violence Alliance.

For more details about this Alliance please go to  http://awava.org.au

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 7:58 am and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Almost one in five (19.6 per cent) of unemployed people in July 2012 were unemployed for one year or more, according to an Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report released on 16th January 2013. ABS Director of Labour Force and Supplementary Surveys, Cassandra Gligora, said the Job Search Experience survey collected information on the experiences of people seeking work such as steps taken to find work and the difficulties encountered in finding work. The survey collected information from unemployed people, employed people who started their job in 2012 and people employed for more than a year in their job who had looked for work in the last year.

To read more please open the following:  Media Release ABS Long Term Unemployment Jan13

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at 12:32 pm and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

BPWA congratulates the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) in undertaking a project with funding from the Federal Government as announced by Ms Julie Collins, Minister for the Status of Women, to boost the participation of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women on Boards and in decision-making positions.  To read more go to:  FECCA Project Launch Dec12

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 at 3:27 pm and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Business and Professional Women (BPW) Australia welcomes the amendments to the Equal Opportunity in the Work Place Act legislation and looks forward to the increased assistance the Agency will be able to provide to business, large and small.

“We know that women’s participation in the workforce is increasingly common place, yet women in senior decision making and leadership roles continue to be disproportionately underrepresented,” said Marilyn Forsythe, BPW Australia President.   To read more please open the Media Release Media Release Gender Workplace Agency Nov12

This entry was posted on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 at 11:55 am and is filed under Front Page, Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.