Senate debates

Monday, 25 March 2024

Questions without Notice

Gender Equality

2:24 pm

Photo of Fatima PaymanFatima Payman (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Gallagher. I note the minister recently launched Working for women: a strategy for gender equality, which identified a number of areas of focus, including women's safety, sharing and valuing paid and unpaid care work, women's leadership and women's economic equality. I also understand that the Albanese Labor government will make a submission to the Fair Work Commission's 2023-24 annual wage review recommending that wages don't go backwards. Given that women are disproportionately represented in low-paid and award-reliant jobs, how will the government's submission advocate for these women workers in our economy?

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