Context matters: unpacking gender equality in development

The World Bank reports that nearly 2.4 billion women globally do not have the same economic rights as men. Women are more likely to be impoverished than men, and these disparities are more pronounced in countries in the Global South. Even though international policies have been developed to promote gender equality, their impact is uneven. In today’s piece, Hilda Aboagyewaa Agyekum, PhD candidate at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, examines the influence of culture and context on the interpretation and implementation of gender policies, drawing on examples from Africa.

Gender, IssuesPower to Persuade15 November 2023Gender Inequity, international aid and development, United Nations

Is Cultural Diversity in the Australian Philanthropic Sector a Problem?

Dr Meera Varadharajan highlights a stark lack of cultural diversity within the Australian philanthropic sector and offers 16 actionable recommendations.

AdvocacyPower to Persuade8 November 2023philanthropy, diversity

Click to Drink: What are the risks of online alcohol marketing and delivery for people in treatment and recovery?

Chanelle Wilson and Keira Bury explore the risks that online alcohol marketing and fast delivery services pose to those in addiction treatment and recovery, advocating for tighter regulations to prevent potential relapses and safeguard health.

Policy and governancePower to Persuade6 November 2023Alcohol

Introducing the Economic Justice Australia Automation in Social Security Project

In the wake of Robodebt it is more important than ever that the risks of automated social securitiy decision making are identified, and steps taken to prevent more harm being done. This post summarises the findings of the important EJA Automation in Social Security Project that has been taking a deep dive into these risks.

Power to Persuade1 November 2023

Racialisation in mental health care leads to cultures of silence.

Power to Persuade28 October 2023

Traps, Assumptions and other acts of Policy Self-Sabotage – part two

Issues, Policy and governancePower to Persuade27 October 2023policy problem

Singing from the same song sheet: Developing consensus on alcohol marketing regulation

Power to Persuade27 October 2023

Traps, Assumptions and other Policy Saboteurs – part one

Policy and governance, IssuesPower to Persuade27 October 2023policy problem

LGBTQ+ training in social care should be mandatory for all social workers

Accessibility, Creating using evidence, Lived experience, Service Delivery, Social Service FuturesPower to Persuade25 October 2023Policy making, LGBTIQ+ issues, social care, social services

Company directorships as economic abuse are flying under the radar

Womens Policy Action Tank, Issues, Finance and economics, GenderPower to Persuade24 October 2023economic abuse, women and work, violence against women

The state’s perfect partner

Antipoverty CentrePower to Persuade20 October 2023justice

Storytelling for stigma reduction: Researcher and peer reflections

Lived experiencePower to Persuade20 October 2023mental health

The Partner Test: How Being in a Relationship Can Be a Welfare Recipient's Worst Nightmare

Antipoverty CentrePower to Persuade19 October 2023welfare conditionality

Just stay positive

Antipoverty CentrePower to Persuade17 October 2023welfare-to-work, welfare conditionality, welfare reform

Crisis at Services Australia is no accident – to fix it politicians must abandon prejudice

Antipoverty CentrePower to Persuade17 October 2023Lived/consumer experience

Raising children in the lucky country: Understanding the income penalty and poverty at childbirth

For Anti-Poverty Week 2023, Dr Ana Gamarra Rondinel [@AnaGamarraRondi] Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research [@MelbInstUOM] and Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) and Dr Anna Price The University of Melbourne [@UniMelb] and Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute [@MCRI_for_kids] explore the interplay between first time parenthood, financial security, and early child development.

Womens Policy Action TankLife Course Centre12 October 2023Children, employment, Poverty, Gender Inequity, gender pay gap

Why Housing is Key to Understanding, and Alleviating(!), Poverty

Ensuring all Australians have a safe, secure and affordable home is an important focus of Anti-Poverty Week 2023 (15-27 October). Here, Professor Stephen Whelan from the University of Sydney School of Economics (@USydneyEcon) and Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) examines the current state-of-play in Australia’s housing market, its influence on experiences of poverty, and what can be done to improve the future health, welfare and dignity of all Australians.

Policy and governanceLife Course Centre11 October 2023housing and homelessness, Poverty

What research says about studying with the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)

This year marked the 75th year of Australia’s Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP). It also saw the release of the largest study in the AMEP’s history to better understand participation in the program, and the AMEP’s broader impact on employment and welfare outcomes. Associate Professor Francis Mitrou and Dr Ha Nguyen from Telethon Kids Institute (@telethonkids) and Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) outline some of the key findings.

Violence against disabled women: Findings from the Royal Commission

In today’s blog, Phoebe Nagorcka-Smith (@PNagorckaSmith) explores what the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability had to say about family and domestic violence.

Single parents and post-separation families: Challenges and opportunities in times of crisis

This year Anti-Poverty Week 2023 (15-27 October) is continuing and extending its campaign to end child poverty in Australia. To achieve this requires a strong focus on supporting families of all kinds. In today’s post Dr Alice Campbell (@ColtonCambo] of Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) examines the challenges and opportunities in supporting single parenting, co-parenting and post-separation families.

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