• Another step forward on the path to equal pay

    10 Nov 2011 2:53 PM | Deleted user

    Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the Government will provide over $2 billion to deliver an historic pay rise to 150,000 of Australia’s lowest paid workers in the social and community services sector – the vast majority of them women.  This is an important step on the road to closing the long-standing pay gap between men and women and delivering fairness to the workplace. Workers in this sector have been underpaid for too long because their work was viewed as women’s work. They work in incredibly challenging jobs, including: Working with people with disabilities; Counselling families in crisis; Running homeless shelters, and working with victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.

    This entry was posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 2:10 pm and is filed under Latest News, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through theRSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • Equal Pay Day 2011 Bulletin

    31 Aug 2011 4:00 PM | Deleted user

    A 17.2% gender wage gap is hardly cause for celebration but Equal Pay Day is not going unnoticed. BPW clubs across Australia are holding events through September. Whether it is a gala dinner in South Australia, breakfast in Queensland, dinners with Michaelia Cash, the Shadow Parliamentary secretary for Status of Women in Western Australia, cohosting a seminar with Office of Women’s Policy in the Northern Territory, “Unhappy Hour” in NSW or listening to company CEOs in Victoria such as Dr Robyn Gregory or Jen Dalitz  -  we have the nation covered!

    We’ve also grown the Equal Pay Alliance and worked with economicSecurity4Women on two surveys on gender pay equity – go to www.equalpayday.com.au for more.

    Our Alliance partners and supporters have collaborated to ensure there is a united front across all aspects of this issue. The ACTU will  highlight the gender implications of the Social and Community Service workers pay equity case at its morning tea, while the Diversity Council of Australia is collaborating with EOWA in their public talk “Show me the Money”.

    Events (thus far)

    BPW Melbourne North West 19th Sept Dr. Robyn Gregory, CEO Women’s Health West
    BPW Geelong 9th September EPD  lunch Jen Dalitz SheEO Sphinx
    BPW Darwin 1st September with Office Women’s Policy Darwin  EPD Seminar
    BPW Caboolture 2nd September EPD breakfast 18% discount
    BPW Adelaide 3rd September Red Purse Gala Dinner
    BPW Mid City and Melbourne North West Victoria, 22nd September “Fitted for Work”
    BPW Joondalup 9th August with Senator Michaelia Cash, Shadow Parliamentary    Secretary for Status of Women
    BPW Coffs Harbour 1st September, “Unhappy Hour” Coast Hotel
    BPW Maitland 17th August and 7th September
    BPW South West Victoria 6th September
    Business Women’s Network Coffs Harbour 1st September breakfast
    Diversity Council Australia , Sydney 1st September  - Show me the Money,
    ACTU and VTHC Melbourne 1st September with Jeff Lawrence
    Women’s Health West 1st September Footscray “Flash Mob”

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at 11:48 am and is filed under Historical, Posts. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • BPW Australia 2011 National Policy Summit

    01 Aug 2011 4:11 PM | Deleted user

    Influence policy development and shape the future for Australian women

    BPW Australia’s annual National Policy Summit  Leading with Advocacy & Action took place in Adelaide on 3 September.

    This year’s Summit focused on women’s economic empowerment and the annual Red Purse Gala Dinner marking Equal Pay Day.  Full details at www.bpwaustralia.wildapricot.org/summit/

    This entry was posted on Monday, August 1st, 2011 at 6:47 pm and is filed under Historical. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • Equal Pay Day 2011

    31 Jul 2011 4:22 PM | Deleted user

    Marking a gender wage gap of over 17% nationally, Equal Pay Day was 1 September 2011 in Australia.  Which means women have to work an extra 63 days from the end of the financial year to match what men earn in 365 days.  Hear more in this podcast from 3CR at www.womenontheline.org.au

    This entry was posted on Sunday, July 31st, 2011 at 2:35 pm and is filed under Historical. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • Three BPW Australian Members Elected to BPWI Executive

    23 Jun 2011 4:24 PM | Deleted user

    At the XVII BPW International Congress in Helsinki:

    Freda Miriklis, from BPW Melbourne, was elected for the Term 2011 – 2014 as the 22nd International President of BPW. She is joined by Geva Murano, from BPW Melbourne as  BPW International Finance Director. Susan Jones from BPW Sydney has been elected as the Asia Pacific Regional Co-Ordinator.

    This entry was posted on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at 12:54 pm and is filed under Historical. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • End of year membership special

    02 Jun 2011 4:34 PM | Deleted user

    Join BPW Australia by June 30 and you’ll get 13 months of membership benefits (or close to) for the cost of 12.

    Just email us bpwaust@bpw.com.au to get a form and mention this offer.

    This entry was posted on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 at 8:17 pm and is filed under Historical. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • BPW Crystal Ball funds leadership opportunities for 100 women

    25 May 2011 4:35 PM | Deleted user

    Last Saturday the inaugural BPW Crystal Ball as held at the Burswood Convention Centre in Western Australia. And we are very proud to announce it a responding success!

    The proceedings of our first Crystal Ball will help us give 100 women who have suffered domestic violence the opportunity to obtain Certificates in Women and Leadership at Challenger Institute. This project is a huge achievement, made possible though the collaborative community engagement of BPW Western Australia, the Multicultural Women’s Advocacy Service and Challenger Institute.

    With the triumph of the BPW Crystal Ball in 2011, we are already looking at holding it again in 2012 (and beyond!) so that we can continue this valuable education fund to help more women in years to come.

    A massive thank you to everyone who supported the ball in so many ways- sponsorship, generous raffle items and of course you attendance.

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 at 9:30 am and is filed under Historical. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • Womanhood Celebrated

    21 Mar 2011 3:36 PM | Deleted user

    BPW Joondalup – International Woman’s Day Breakfast
    Press clipping March 2011

    This entry was posted on Friday, April 1st, 2011 at 11:07 am and is filed under Press. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You canleave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • “International Women’s Day has morphed from a battle for fairness into a display of inferiority complex”

    18 Mar 2011 3:39 PM | Deleted user

    In reference to March 17th’s Advertiser, the Letters to the Editor page, in which two daughters of BPW members, Stefania Chiro’s, Mom is member of BPW Adelaide and many other things and Lori Brittle, member on her own right BPW Adelaide East, got letters published in reference to Rex Jory article on IWD.
    Letters to Editor

    This entry was posted on Friday, March 18th, 2011 at 12:53 pm and is filed under Press. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


  • BPW Australia welcomes Work Gender Equity Reforms

    11 Mar 2011 2:54 PM | Deleted user

    Marilyn Forsythe, National President BPW Australia, congratulates the Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, for announcing the reforms that will require companies with 100 or more employees to increase reporting on gender outcomes. An important point is that there will be no exemptions for companies and non complying companies will not be able to receive Government funded grants or industry assistance programs.

    The changes will be enshrined in the Act and businesses will no longer be able to give lip service to the previous requirements under the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) guidelines. For far too long Australian women have been frustrated by being unable to progress through to senior positions. They are doubly discriminated by being  paid 18% less than men in Australia. It is about time that the Government brought in laws to achieve real gender equity in Australian companies.

    Photo: Kate speaking at the launch of the centenary of International Women’s Day

    This entry was posted on Friday, March 11th, 2011 at 10:05 am and is filed under Latest News. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.


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