Women in Australia
Overview of the status of women in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Women in Australia refers to women's demographic and cultural presence in Australia. Australian women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Australian culture.[3] Since 1984, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) has prohibited sex discrimination throughout Australia in a range of areas of public life, including work, accommodation, education, the provision of goods, facilities and services, the activities of clubs and the administration of Commonwealth laws and programs, though some residual inequalities still persist.
General Statistics | |
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Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 6 (2015) |
Women in parliament | 30.5% (2015) |
Women over 25 with secondary education | 91.4% (2015) |
Women in labour force | 58.6% (2015) |
Gender Inequality Index[1] | |
Value | 0.073 (2021) |
Rank | 19th out of 191 |
Global Gender Gap Index[2] | |
Value | 0.738 (2022) |
Rank | 43rd out of 146 |
In 2017, Australia was ranked the world's safest country for women by the New World Wealth research group.[4]