A "fair go" in the lucky country? : gender equality and the Australian case

Archana Preeti Voola; Kara Beavis; Anuradha Mundkur

doi:10.4324/9781315639505

A "fair go" in the lucky country? : gender equality and the Australian case

Archana Preeti Voola
, Kara Beavis
, Anuradha Mundkur

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

This chapter will discuss Australia's progress towards achieving gender equality. A brief recounting of Australia's engagement with CEDAW is followed by a critical review of a few significant legal and policy frameworks and formal institutional mechanisms established to advance gender equality. We then focus on the unique challenges of intersectional inequality faces by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and conclude with a summary of where Australia stands in terms of CEDAW's definition of gender equality and what is required to achieve substantive equality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gender Equality in a Global Perspective
Editors	Anders Ortenblad, Raili Marling, Snjezana Vasiljevic
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	101-125
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315639505
ISBN (Print)	9781138193246
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315639505
Publication status	Published - 2017

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SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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