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Australian State Promises to Triple Women in Construction

December 15, 2022
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The government of New South Wales (NSW) has committed to tripling the number of female construction workers to dismantle gender norms and move towards equality. Treasurer Matt Kean said the government is allocating $10 million (US$6.7 million) towards reaching a target of 15 percent of women on work sites by 2030. “This grant program will…

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Scientists Enthusiastic About New Gender, Non-Binary Quotas for Research Funding

October 24, 2022
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The Australian Academy of Sciences has thrown its support behind a new quota system dealing with “gender inequities” in the distribution of research grants—despite repeated concerns from commentators that gender quotas do not produce meaningful outcomes. In a “new intervention”, the country’s health and medical research funding body, the National Health and Medical Research Council…

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‘Straight out of 1984’: NSW Ministers Criticize New Workplace Diversity Sessions

May 2, 2022
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New South Wales government ministers have lambasted the new workplace behaviour advice, which banned the use of the word “mate” as “straight out of 1984.” The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet conducted a series of Respect at Work training sessions this week, in which staff were advised not to consume alcohol in the office,…

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Australian State Mandates Gender Quotas on Construction Sites

March 24, 2022
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In an Australian-first Building Equality Policy (BEP), the Victorian government has announced that the country’s most male-dominated industry will need to employ a minimum number of women by 2024 or face penalties. Aimed at “disrupting gender stereotypes,” women now need to make up at least 38 percent of roles in government-contracted projects to help more women…

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The Madness of Gender Quotas

November 2, 2021
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Commentary There’s a funny fracas evolving here in Australia over the National Jazz Awards. This year this major award focused on jazz pianists, and the ten finalists have been announced. Please take a look at them here. Horrors, they are all men! There’s been much disquiet at this politically incorrect outcome, particularly since, due to…

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