This International Women's Day, three women reflect on the good and bad of the modern workplace.
Single mum-of-four Jacqualine Elwell worked in the hospitality industry for decades doing all sorts of jobs to survive.
"It's not what you know, it's who you know," says Ember Connect general manager Narelle Henry, reflecting on her career."We think about, how do we close the gap on opportunities that are available, in spaces that are really safe and nurturing for everybody," the Noongar woman explains.Analysis of the census data tells us there is a workforce participation gap between Australian women from different cultural backgrounds.
The first official UN International Women's Day in Australia was held in 1975, the same year the Racial Discrimination Act was passed in Australia to make it unlawful to discriminate against a person because of their race or descent."First Nations women suffer the double whammy of being women and being Indigenous," Nareen Young, a Gadigal descendant, explains.
The 2021 Gari Yala report, which surveyed 1,000 people, found women who weren't in culturally safe work environments were 20 times more likely to hear racial or ethnic slurs regularly at work than the women who were in more supportive environments. Professor Young explains that cultural load can also include "being the black Google, as we refer to ourselves in the workplace — being asked all the questions".
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women's DayFrance inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution on Friday, a powerful message of support for women&x27;s rights on International Women&x27;s Day.
Read more »
International Women’s Day 2024 around the worldA roundup of rallies to celebrate women’s social, cultural and political achievements and protests against gender-based violence and inequality
Read more »
Madonna and Minogue duet on International Women’s DayThe two stars performed a duet of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 anthem I Will Survive as well as Minogue’s 2021 hit Can’t Get You Out of My Head.
Read more »
Madonna and Minogue duet on International Women’s DayThe two stars performed a duet of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 anthem I Will Survive as well as Minogue’s 2021 hit Can’t Get You Out of My Head.
Read more »
Madonna and Minogue duet on International Women’s DayThe two stars performed a duet of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 anthem I Will Survive as well as Minogue’s 2021 hit Can’t Get You Out of My Head.
Read more »
The Guardian view on Wikipedia’s female volunteers: a hive heroism that changes historyEditorial: In the week of International Women’s Day, raise a glass to the unpaid contributors who are putting so many unsung lives on the map
Read more »