International Women's Day, Melbourne, 1980 International Women's Day march, Sydney, 1996 Reclaim the Night, Sydney, mid-1990s WEL NSW members displaying posters supporting the campaign for paid maternity leave, International Women's Day 2002 (WEL NSW Office) WEL-WA, Palm Sunday Peace March 1985 Eva Cox, at launch of WEL's 2004 federal election campaign. (WEL history collection, photo Gail Radford)

Call for submissions–Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Act

15 October, 2009 — Filed under: Current issues — Comments (0)
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The Federal Minister for the Status of Women has announced a Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace and Agency (EOWA) and its underlying legislation (EOWW Act).

 

The EOWA Review will examine the effectiveness and efficiency of EOWA and the EOWWA in promoting equal opportunity for women in the workplace. The Act covers workplaces employing 100 or more people, and requires employers to develop and report annually on an equal opprotunity plan for women in their workpaces.

 

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Be part of the survey: Your views on Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace

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The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (the EOWW Act) is currently being reviewed by the Office for Women on behalf of the Australian Government.

 

The EOWW Act requires certain employers to take actions and report on equal opportunity for women in workplaces employing 100 or more people. The review is being undertaken to ensure that the EOWW Act, and the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), are operating as effectively and efficiently as possible.
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