Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator McAllister, I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 March 2017:

Gender segregation in the workplace and its impact on women's economic equality, with particular reference to:

(a) the nature and extent of industrial and occupational gender segregation in Australian workplaces relative to comparable jurisdictions, including gender segregation in tertiary education courses;

(b) factors driving industrial and occupational gender segregation in the Australian context;

(c) economic consequences of gender segregation for women, including the contribution of industrial and occupational gender segregation to the gender pay gap;

(d) approaches to addressing gender segregation as it relates to economic inequality and the gender pay gap in comparable jurisdictions; and

(e) remedies appropriate for Australia, including but not limited to:

  (i) measures to encourage women's participation in male-dominated occupations and industries,

  (ii) measures to professionalise and improve conditions in female-dominated occupations and industries, and

  (iii) measures to promote pay equity.