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Join us at the 2024 Working Women Queensland Conference, being held at Barrambin / Victoria Park Function Centre on Tuesday 3 September 2024. A full day conference, followed by an afternoon social event to network and to unpack the day. WWQ is dedicated to using a feminist framework to support women in the workplace, and … Read More

Today (19 August) is Equal Pay Day – 50 days into the new financial year. That’s how many additional days Australian women must work to earn the same, on average, that men did in the last financial year. Each year, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) calculates the day based off average weekly earnings data … Read More

Since its commencement in 2020, Queensland’s Human Rights Act has played a pivotal role in safeguarding the rights of marginalized groups. Basic Rights Queensland’s work with people facing disability discrimination and employment-related issues underscores the Act’s significance. We have utilized the Act to advocate for clients, ensuring public entities uphold their obligations and reconsider actions … Read More

Jean* was pregnant and asked her employer to consider the risks to her safety, due to the volatile and sometimes dangerous nature of her work. Following her request, Jean was no longer rostered for her guaranteed part-time hours. This impacted her financially. State and Federal anti-discrimination laws make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate … Read More

Basic Rights Queensland is excited to welcome our new CEO, James Farrell. James has a long history of fighting for the rights of those who need it most, with over a decade in community legal centres, including as the manager/principal lawyer of Victoria’s Homeless Persons Legal Clinic and director of Community Legal Centres Queensland.

Working Women’s Centres (WWC) have been funded in every state and territory. The Albanese Government has provided additional funding for established centres in South Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory, as well as providing funding to establish Working Women’s Centres in states and territories that don’t currently have one.

The employment of women in Queensland stands to be uniquely impacted by artificial intelligence.

WWQ recently partnered with the UQ Probono Centre on a literature review report, “Issues facing women aged 45+ in the workforce and their lack of representation in leadership roles”.

On 14 October 2023 Australians will head to the polls to vote on a Voice to Parliament.

BRQ thanks our outgoing CEO Fiona Hunt for all her great work, and welcomes new CEO Kara Cook!