International Women's Day - other resources

In 2020, the Australian Human Rights Commission handed down the report Respect@Work: National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces (the Respect@Work Report), which outlines 55 recommendations for government, industry, business and the community to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment.

The Western Australian State Government is responsible for implementing 12 recommendations of the Respect@Work Report and is actively contributing to the national implementation of a further six recommendations.

Since the first year of implementation, the Western Australian State Government has led the strengthening of regulatory frameworks and driven cultural change towards harassment-free workplaces for all employees through the recommendations of the Respect@Work Report.

The implementation of these recommendations involves the work of multiple State Government agencies in the areas of law reform, research and advocacy, health, education and community services. Partnership with key industry groups and peak organisations is a central component to achieving a shared vision of workplace safety and respect.

Implementing Respect@Work: WA State Government Progress Report 2022, developed by the Department of Communities, demonstrates the commitment and highlights the progress of the State Government towards the implementation of Respect@Work recommendations.

In the second year of reporting, nine recommendations have been completed and 9 recommendations are in progress.

The Department of Communities will continue to work in partnership with Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments alongside business, industry and the community sector to meet these shared goals.

Read the Implementing Respect@Work: WA State Government Progress Report

The Australian National Committee for UN Women is one of 18 National Committees globally. The National Committees support UN Women through membership programs, raising public awareness of gender and development issues and fundraising for UN Women projects around the world.

The Australian National Committee for UN Women also works to strengthen the relationship between UN Women and the Australian government, as well as with other civil society groups in Australia and the Pacific region. The UN Women Australia website also provides publications and resources about COVID-19 and gender equality. Visit the UN Women Australia website.

The EOC’s Human Rights Community Education Program aims to build awareness and understanding about human rights, and skills in exercising those rights in WA across a diverse range of communities.

EOC can give community information sessions, forums, and workshops on request.

Visit the Community Education and Training web page. 

Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre publishes an annual analysis of data collected by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency on gender equality policies and practices in organisations.

This series contributes to the evidence base around gender pay gaps and other gender equity indicators with the aim of improving gender equality through Australia’s workplaces.

Visit the BCEC|WGEA Gender Equity Insights Series web page.

The WA Women’s Hall of Fame was first established in 2011 in recognition of the Centenary of International Women’s Day.

Its purpose is to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Western Australian women who have made a significant contribution to the state’s history, culture and community.

One hundred women were inducted at the centenary, across a range of sectors and celebrating a diverse set of achievements. Each year, the list of outstanding women grows as more women are inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame.

Visit the WA Women's Hall of Fame website.

This Voices of Australia: Education module enables students to increase their awareness about experiences of diversity, discrimination, race relations, friendship and respect.

The teaching and learning activities are applicable for upper primary Civics and Citizenship, and lower secondary Civics and Citizenship, English, Personal Development and Arts.

Go to the Voices of Australia: Education module. 

Our Watch is a national leader in the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia. 

Our Watch works to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

Visit the Our Watch website. 

Established in 2007, the Sounds of Australia is the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia’s selection of sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance and relevance, which inform or reflect life in Australia. 

Undertake a search in the archives under “Gender Equality’. Visit the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia website.      

 In addition, a Sounds of Australia collection profiles some of the most extraordinary Australian women of our time.

It features remarkable individuals who have had a major life impact on Australia’s cultural, political, artistic, sporting and social life.

Through revealing in-depth interviews conducted for Film Australia’s Australian Biography TV series, the subjects share valuable experiences and insights.

In a recruitment process, unconscious bias can affect the assessment of an applicant.

To find out more about best practice in recruitment and training to improve your awareness, visit the Public Sector Commission's Managing Unconscious Bias website.

Resources about women in the Western Australian Parliament are available at the Parliament of WA's Women in Parliament page or the Parliament of WA's History Publications page. 

A resource providing information on Edith Cowan and her contributions and achievements is available on our IWD Downloads page. 

These are just some of the lists of inspiring books and videos for International Women’s Day:

• The Read Down - books about women who changed the world (Penguin)

• Eight brilliant books to celebrate International Women’s Day (Penguin)

• 15 books to read this International Women's Day (Bustle)

• 365 books by women authors to celebrate International Women’s Day all year (New York Public Library)

• Children's books about women (Stanford Libraries)

• A Mighty Girl (A Mighty Girl.com)

• Notable women talk about their lives (National Film and Sound Archive of Australia)

• Video of Julia Gillard's 'misogyny speech' in full (ABC News)