• Women and the Law
• Women and Ageing
• Families and Children
• Equality for Women
• Womens Safety Agenda—Elimination of Violence
• National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children
• Work and Education
• Safety, Leadership and Consultation
  • Women's National Leadership Initiative
    • Honouring Women
    • Women in Politics
    • Women on Boards
  • Women's Leadership and Development Programme
• AppointWomen—Women on Boards
• APEC Women Leaders' Network Meeting 2007
• International
• Inter-Government Liaison
• Networks
• Women in Australia
• Statistics
• Publications
• Women's Offices
• International Women's Day

Location: Home  »  Safety, Leadership and Consultation

Safety, Leadership and Consultation

The Office for Women plays a key role in providing policy advice with an aim to optimise the status and position of Australian women and works closely with other Australian Government Departments and Agencies.

This work includes promotion of a comprehensive vision of women as leaders and works to change values, perceptions and portraying of women in the media and the society. Women must have the right to participate in decision-making processes that shape their lives, and those of their families, community and nation.

Unless women are active participants in all spheres of public and private life, Australia's future will not reflect the talents, experience and aspirations of all citizens. To achieve optimal status, assumptions about women need to be challenged and women actively encouraged and supported in taking up leadership roles and positions.

The Leadership and Consultation Section of OfW administers funding for a National Women's Leadership initiative and a National Women's Development Programme

Work of the section includes:

• Implementation of strategies to support and work with government agencies to inform policy and practice on women's status and leadership.
• Continuation of implementation of two budget measures : Women's National Leadership Initiative and National Women's Development Programme .
• Work with women's organisations to strengthen and support the role of the sector in identifying issues of interest to women and maximise constructive input to policy solutions.