Gender analysis is a tool that anyone can use to help make their work and lives more equitable for women, men and people of other genders.
It can help achieve gender equality across all aspects of society, including government, private and community sectors. It is especially useful when designing policies, programs and services to address the needs and challenges of all genders.
Gender analysis can help you better understand:
Gender analysis uses a process that can be applied to any policy, program or service in any organisation. It will help you identify inequality and develop responses to ensure that people of all genders benefit from an activity, event or policy. It is broad enough to capture large scale impacts, and sensitive enough to pick up on how particular community members, such as single mothers or older women, may be affected.
The roles, responsibilities and influence of women in Australia have progressed markedly in recent decades. For example, women:
However, women remain under-represented and experience disadvantage in many areas. Some challenges have persisted over many years, such as experiencing high levels of domestic, family and sexual violence. Other challenges emerged as gender roles changed, such as the issues faced by women in leadership positions.
These inequalities affect women's personal relationships, working lives, long-term economic security, and overall health and wellbeing.
Below are some recent examples of the many gender inequalities affecting Queensland women:
Our Gender Equality Report Cards provide further information on where and how gender inequalities continue to impact women and girls.
A video snapshot of Queensland gender equality statistics is also available.
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Gender analysis can help your organisation:
These benefits are good for individuals, communities, businesses and governments. For example, more women in the workforce will:
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