Gender Equality



Working mothers get something in the budget, but not much, and not for long. Before the budget the second earner in a couple with young… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Blink and You’ll Miss It: What the Budget Did for Working Mums

Women have been highly critical of the male dominated focus of the 2020-21 Budget. Although the Budget Speech acknowledged that women were disproportionately affected by… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Economic Stimulus through a Gender Lens: Why the Budget Did Not Deliver

Income tax progressivity has been an entrenched characteristic of Australia’s personal income tax system, meaning that the average rate of tax (the total tax paid… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Progressivity and the Personal Income Tax Plan

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defined last week’s budget in the following terms: “There is no economic recovery without a jobs recovery. There is no budget… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Talk of Aspiration Is Not Borne Out in Federal Budget Papers

In retirement many women find themselves financially dependent on their partner. The interaction between an unequal distribution of paid and unpaid work within many households… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Economic Security for Older Partnered Women and Widows: Fixing Gaps in Australia’s Superannuation System

Gender budgeting is an approach that uses fiscal policy to promote gender equality by trying to translate gender commitments into fiscal commitments through processes, resources… Read More ›

Gender Budgeting in Multi-level Governance

The economic impacts of the COVID-19 health crisis have increased gender inequalities in the Australian labour market. With women over-represented in lower-paid, insecure and casual… Read More ›

Reducing Gender Inequality and Boosting the Economy: Fiscal Policy After COVID-19

Gender identity norms such as the male bread-winner model are possible drivers of persistent gender inequalities in the labour market. However, the extent to which… Read More ›

Economic Incentives, Home Production and Gender Identity Norms

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