Released 25/07/2017
On average Canberra’s women enjoy some of the highest workforce participation, education and incomes in the country.
We are leading the nation in closing the gender pay gap and as a community we boast high rates of participation in sport and social activities.
We should be proud of these successes, but these averages can mask areas where women may be doing it tough.
The 2016-26 ACT Women’s Plan recognises that every woman is different. This plan commits the government to going beyond averages to ensuring that our services are working to improve outcomes for all women.
Canberra’s women face a range of challenges. Women make up 84.9% of Canberran’s heading one-parent families, 92% of primary carers for children with disabilities and we continue to undertake twice as many unpaid caring hours as men. One in five women is living with a disability and 9% have a first language other than English.
This plan sets out a commitment to exploring and responding to those diverse needs over the next decade.
Through focussed three yearly cycles the government, in consultation with the Ministerial Advisory Council on Women, will consider the full range of women’s experiences across priority areas including Health and Wellbeing, Housing and Homelessness and Economic Security.
These three year cycles will allow the government to engage with diverse groups of women and get a clear picture of the practical changes that can help all women benefit from the opportunities Canberra has to offer.
Over the course of the plan government directorates will develop measures for lasting change in these areas.
I look forward to working with my colleagues across government to deliver this plan.
All quotes attributable Yvette Berry MLA
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