- Title
- W(h)ither affirmative action legislation in Australia?
- Creator
- Strachan, Glenda; Burgess, John
- Relation
- Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies: JIGS Vol. 5, Issue 2, p. 46-63
- Relation
- http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/research/publications/jigs/jigs-index.html
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle, Faculty of Education and Arts
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2000
- Description
- During the 1980s Australia introduced legislation designed to redress systemic discrimination against women in the workplace. This article examines the information contained in the reports to the Affirmative Action Agency and what can be deduced about the performance of organisations. The changes to the legislation, which have proceeded from a review of the Act in 1998, are discussed and it is concluded that these changes will make it impossible to undertake monitoring of the actions of organisations. While there are fundamental weaknesses with the design and implementation of AA legislation in Australia, the suggested amendments to the legislation weaken the legislation while leaving the legislative gaps in place.
- Subject
- affirmative action legislation; discrimination; workplace; equal employment opportunity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1047270
- Identifier
- uon:14756
- Identifier
- ISSN:1325-1848
- Language
- eng
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