{"id":14803,"date":"2022-02-08T05:57:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=14803"},"modified":"2022-02-08T05:57:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:57:51","slug":"review-to-boost-women-in-the-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/02\/08\/review-to-boost-women-in-the-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Review to boost women in the workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Empowering women and improving their economic opportunities will be the focus of the NSW Government\u2019s landmark Women\u2019s Economic Opportunities Review <\/em>and Expert Reference Panel.
 
Premier Dominic Perrottet said the Review will focus on supporting women to enter, re-enter and stay in the workforce, including through identifying opportunities to reduce salary and superannuation discrepancy and improve access to and affordability of childcare.
 
\u201cThe time has come to level the playing field, making sure more women have more choice and opportunities when it comes to their careers,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
 
\u201cWe know there is more work to do to improve conditions for more women to succeed in the workplace and have greater choice in their lives. This Review will help find ways to increase women\u2019s leadership opportunities and enable flexibility for working parents.\u201d
 
Treasurer Matt Kean said the 2021-22 NSW Intergenerational Report found the economy would be eight per cent larger by 2060-61 if women\u2019s participation reached parity with men.
 
\u201cWomen are underrepresented in our trades, our offices and our boardrooms, and for the State to be more productive we need everyone who wants to work to be able to do so,\u201d Mr Kean said.
 
\u201cI want to make sure a girl born today has the same opportunities as a boy born in the hospital room next door, which has not been the case for their mothers and grandmothers before them.\u201d
 
Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor said the NSW Government is committed to creating a more even gender mix across industries, supporting female entrepreneurs to run their own businesses and increasing workplace flexibility.
 
\u201cToo often women leave the workforce or reduce their working hours out of necessity, not choice. It is therefore no surprise that women have only two thirds of the superannuation saved compared to men,\u201d Mrs Taylor said.
 
\u201cIf we increase the number of women in the workforce we will improve their economic security and wellbeing across a lifetime, bringing enormous social and economic benefits to everyone in NSW.\u201d
Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said the Review will develop recommendations to improve quality, accessibility and affordability of childcare and early childhood education for families.
 
\u201cThe Review will provide key insights into the childcare needs of working parents, which will contribute to the broader early learning reform work that I am undertaking, designed to create greater educational outcomes for our littlest learners.\u201d
 
The Review will be conducted by the NSW Government and supported by an Expert Reference Panel. Sam Mostyn AO, President of Chief Executive Women will chair the panel. The other members are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n