Links

Diversity@work has a wealth of info on women at work and some interesting statistics suitable for our classes. There is also a section that includes links on topics such as
* global corporate responsibility that address women in the workforce
* issues facing women in the workplace
* Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
* Office for the Status of Women
* Inspirational Australian women
* A US based website for working women
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Women Continue To Do Well In All Levels Of Education

Women continue to do well in all levels of education with more girls than boys completing Year 12 and more women than men undertaking higher education. There has been a steady increase in the participation of women in non-traditional areas of study. For example the number of women participating in vocational education and training is rising much faster than for men, and women now make up 49.0 per cent of students in this education stream. This year's Budget recognises that women are still not equally represented in science and technology and, in addition, places a new emphasis on increasing women's access to post graduate qualifications. The Budget also recognises the need to be at the forefront in areas where women are highly represented with a review of current arrangements for the education and training of nurses. (Extract from 2001-2002 Budget: Women, Education and Technology)

Agencies

Office of Women's Policy,Department for Victorian Communities, Victoria: Provides strategic policy advice on issues affecting women. By working collaboratively across government, the Office develops and informs government policies, practices and programs to continually improve the lives and expand the choices of all Victorian women and their families.

ACT Office for Women
The ACT Office for Women aims to support, celebrate and encourage the full participation and contribution of all women and girls in every aspect of the community. This agency has an Education and Learning section on their website also.

Social Policy Division, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
The Women, Education and Immigration branch of the Social Policy Division is focused on issues such as women's health and well being, domestic violence, sex trafficking, child abuse, schools, higher education, vocational education and training, refugee/humanitarian programmes, immigration compliance, immigration detention, citizenship and multicultural issues.

Women Specific TAFE Courses, Vic TAFE

List and information on women specific TAFE courses being offered in Victoria. Some great information if you are looking to modify or improve on new and existing class content.

Women in Vocational Education and Training: An Analysis of 1996 & 1999 Data

Women in Vocational Education and Training: An Analysis of 1996 & 1999 Data by Oanh Phan, 2001: This report relats to the participation of women in the vocational education and training (VET) sector during 1999 was commissioned by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, Vocational Education, Employment and Training (MCEETYA VEET) Women's Taskforce. The report provides an analysis of existing data from the national data collections and other relevant information to enable an assessment of the participation of women in VET in 1996 and 1999 and also provides detailed information of participation of women from the various target equity groups in VET.

Women In Vocational Education And Training 1999 - At A Glance

Women in Vocational Education and Training 1999 - At A Glance by NCVER
, 2001: This is a companion publication to a larger, more extensive report titled 'Women in vocational education and training 1999'and presents highlights of the main findings from the main report and provides summary information on female students who studied in Australia's public VET sector in 1999. It includes data on student numbers and major characteristics, training activity, and employment outcomes.