We know all too well that there’s an increasing need for women and men to work together and engage with each other to achieve greater success and enjoy the shared rewards of a better workplace. Get 2012 off to a good start!

Together, female and male employees can promote cultural change, improve communication, initiate equity strategies and develop flexible work practices.

Speakers from UTS, DCA Maddocks, Coles Myer and ABC will share how to:
• Promote better collaboration between women and men
• Introduce equity initiatives and measure their success
• Prove the value of flexible work practices
• Overcome unconscious biases and negative attitudes

BPW Australia Members can save $250 by registering by 9 December. Click here for further information and to book.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 5:26 am and is filed under Historical. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

Today will be go down in the annals of equal pay history; the Labor government commitment to fund pay rises for thousands of women finally gives recognition of the invaluable work provided by workers in the social and community sector (SACS).

BPW Australia president Marilyn Forsythe applauded the government’s action to support pay rises averaging 20% to workers who have historically been unpaid and undervalued. “We have been lobbying for equal pay for more than 30 years and this is one big step in  clawing back our gender pay gap,” Ms Forsythe said.

As a proud partner of the Equal Pay Alliance we have lent our support to the unions and workers involved in this case and hope that the Federal government commitment will be echoed by all States and territories across Australia.

Of the 150,000 SACS workers there are 120,000 women – they look after the homeless, the disabled, refugees, domestic violence victims, children at risk and other vulnerable people in our society.  “They have our admiration – but they need a fair wage” said Ms Forsythe.

With our gender pay gap steady at 18% we hope that this, along with other initiatives such as the current review of the Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Act, combine to deliver real equal pay for working women.

For more information contact Marilyn Forsythe on 0412259656

Media Contact: Sandra Cook, National Director of Policy, 0409608344

This entry was posted on Friday, November 11th, 2011 at 4:36 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.