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"Victoria will name 70% of new roads, placenames and landmarks after women and
halve the pay gap in the public service as part of a new strategy to achieve
gender equity in the state.
The state government has also promised to break down gender barriers at school
and support men to take on caring roles under the plan to be released on
Thursday.
Natalie Hutchins, Victoria’s minister for women, says the state’s first gender
equality action plan includes 110 commitments in a range of areas including
education, economic participation, health and safety.
They include setting a target for Geographic Names Victoria – the authority
that oversees the naming and registration of place names in the state – to
ensure 70% of new roads, place names and landmarks are named after women.
It follows a push by the state government and the City of Melbourne to erect
more female statues after research found just nine of the city’s 580 statues
depict historical female figures.
The Victoria public sector will be tasked with halving the pay gap between men
and women and reaching gender parity in senior leadership positions within five
years. A target to double the number of men taking available paid parental
leave in the public sector within five years has also been set.
Local government has also been told 50% of mayors and councillors must be
female by 2025. At the 2020 local elections, Victoria elected 272 women,
representing 43.8% of councillors, the highest percentage in Australian
history."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
