Posts in Womens Policy Action Tank
Women’s Policy Action Tank: It’s a matter of trust. The policies we need to restore our faith in politics

In this policy analysis, originally published in The Conversation, Eva Cox provides an analysis of a range of current Federal policies that must be addressed to increase public trust.  In her words, “the social must include feminist issues as most of the devaluing of this is in areas associated with women, and similarly many of the failures in the concerns of  Indigenous people relate to social well-being and more collectivist cultures.”  

Eva has initiated a policy network designed to fill some of the overlooked and under-resourced social policy gaps with positive alternatives:  The Good Society Policy Network.  

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Women's Policy Action Tank: the 'preferably unheard' - women and the income support system

Much has been made of both the legitimacy and the high maintenance cost of the “welfare state.”  Tanya Corrie argues in this policy analysis that reducing or eliminating income support leads to higher economic and societal costs through the entrenched disadvantage for people who rely on it, particularly women and their children. 

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Women's Policy Action Tank: women receive half the level of support through superannuation tax concessions than their male counterparts

It has been widely publicized that women’s superannuation accrual is significantly below their male counterparts' and often inadequate to support women in their retirement years.  This policy analysis identifies the current weaknesses in the legal structure and provides practical suggestions for rectifying the inequities. 

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