Women's Issues

The Association has a strong commitment to women's issues and is represented on the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Unions NSW women's committees. There is a Professional Officer devoted to women's issues who represents the Association's interests on all gender related issues. As the majority of child rearing activities remains in the female domain child care matters are also dealt with within the women's portfolio.

News

Maternity-Leave Hearings Completed - 31 July 2008
Gender Wage Gap Widens - 31 July 2008
Jane McGrath's Legacy Lives On Through Breastcare Nurses - 4 July 2008
Women Still Losing Out, Here And Abroad - 4 March 2008
Your Right To Breastfeed At Work - 4 December 2007

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Background information

ANF Submission: Parliamentary Inquiry Into Breastfeeding
This is the Australian Nursing Federation Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing - Inquiry into Breastfeeding. more »

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