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WOMEN: CHANGING STATUS:
• Married women’s property act * economic independence ( women went from being seen as ‘unito caro’ to single entities
• Legal rights led to change in societal attitude
• 1960 pill introduces which meant that women had freedom of choice
• The Harvester case * equal pay for equal work
• Tenants act gave women the right to sue and to be sued ( property and economic choice)
• 1977 – women has an obligation to be in a jury if called upon
• After WWII women were reluctant to step back into their traditional roles, as they had experienced being in the workforce
• Family law Act (Cth)
• Married persons Act ( Cth)
• Unlike the laws of children ( which are treated equally by the federal government) women are a group dealt with by separate states
• Legal system has adjusted to fit the times however groups such as :
o A.T.S.I ( Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders)
o E.S.L ( English as a second language)
o Migrants
Still suffer additional difficulty as they are a minority group within a ‘disadvantaged’ group
• Government policy also adheres to the laws protecting women
o Single Parents families
o Child Care
o Domestic violence
Women: In the Workplace
• Glass ceiling *political arena and financial sector
* At time, barriers are self imposed
• Sexual Harassment * the law forbids sexual harassesment under the Sex discrimination act, however, it is still common within the workplace
• Unequal pay for equal work * Though the precedents of the Harvester case obligates companies to pay women equal amounts for equal work, statistics show that women on average are paid 77 cents for every dollar men receive.
• Non legal measures include:
o Salvation Army
o Media
o Members of parliament
o Interest groups
o Unions
• Legal measures include:
o Office of Ombudsman
o Equal opportunities tribunal
o Courts
• Women’s health care, welfare, education etc, has increased over the past years, to create an environment, where women now feel a lot safer then they did in the past
• Women are more likely to take the ‘ affirmative action’ stance
• Married women’s property act * economic independence ( women went from being seen as ‘unito caro’ to single entities
• Legal rights led to change in societal attitude
• 1960 pill introduces which meant that women had freedom of choice
• The Harvester case * equal pay for equal work
• Tenants act gave women the right to sue and to be sued ( property and economic choice)
• 1977 – women has an obligation to be in a jury if called upon
• After WWII women were reluctant to step back into their traditional roles, as they had experienced being in the workforce
• Family law Act (Cth)
• Married persons Act ( Cth)
• Unlike the laws of children ( which are treated equally by the federal government) women are a group dealt with by separate states
• Legal system has adjusted to fit the times however groups such as :
o A.T.S.I ( Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders)
o E.S.L ( English as a second language)
o Migrants
Still suffer additional difficulty as they are a minority group within a ‘disadvantaged’ group
• Government policy also adheres to the laws protecting women
o Single Parents families
o Child Care
o Domestic violence
Women: In the Workplace
• Glass ceiling *political arena and financial sector
* At time, barriers are self imposed
• Sexual Harassment * the law forbids sexual harassesment under the Sex discrimination act, however, it is still common within the workplace
• Unequal pay for equal work * Though the precedents of the Harvester case obligates companies to pay women equal amounts for equal work, statistics show that women on average are paid 77 cents for every dollar men receive.
• Non legal measures include:
o Salvation Army
o Media
o Members of parliament
o Interest groups
o Unions
• Legal measures include:
o Office of Ombudsman
o Equal opportunities tribunal
o Courts
• Women’s health care, welfare, education etc, has increased over the past years, to create an environment, where women now feel a lot safer then they did in the past
• Women are more likely to take the ‘ affirmative action’ stance