Date: Thursday 23 July
Time: 4:00pm – 4:50pm
Location: Fringe Room 3
Format: Discussion/Presentation and Q & A
Organisation: UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work
Workplace gender equity reforms often assume that any benefits will be felt equally by all women. But for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, a “one size fits all” approach ignores the distinct and compounded pattern of labour market exclusion they face.
Indigenous women are one of most disadvantaged workplace cohorts, and yet that disadvantage is largely missing from mainstream conversations about gender equality.
Drawing on the Centre for Indigenous People and Work’s research and direct engagement with the Indigenous workforce, this session is designed to help policymakers understand and adopt reforms that can effectively address this intersection of sexism and racism.
CIPW’S Director Professor Nareen Young and Assistant Director Joshua Gilbert will discuss reforms including:
- Pay parity and the systemic undervaluation of Indigenous women’s cultural skills
- Flexible work and leave arrangements that are responsive to Indigenous women’s caring responsibilities
- Job design that recognises the amplified cultural load Indigenous women carry; and
- A positive employer duty to respond to high levels of workplace racism
Speakers
- Professor Nareen Young, Director, UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work
- Joshua Gilbert, Assistant Director, UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work
