Michelle Ryan, Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership.
Michelle Ryan, Director of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership. Australia's leading institute for women's leadership is urging all political parties and independents to commit to implementing the Independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces led by Kate Jenkins. The Global Institute for Women's Leadership (GIWL) at The Australian National University (ANU) says the so-called Jenkins review offers clear reforms to make all parliamentary workplaces safer. "There isn't a minute to waste," ANU GIWL Director Professor Michelle Ryan said. "All workplaces should be safe for women. It's simply not good enough that they still aren't, especially Parliament. "We often speak about needing more women working in our parliament, both as MPs and as staff. But gender equality is not just about the number of women in a workplace; it is also about the nature of the women's experiences in those workplaces. "At the moment, one of the major barriers to gender equality is women feeling unsafe in their workplaces. The Jenkins review provides a blueprint on how to change this.
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