Our Work Our Lives Conference - Abstracts

Women in precarious or vulnerable work
Karen Douglas, Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia	Dealing with bosses and understanding the rights women workers (should) have
Nadine Levy and Anne Purdy, South Australia Young Workers Legal Service	Young women, small business and sexual harassment in an OHS&W context
Women’s access to their rights and entitlements
Max Adlum, Australian Services Union, South Australia	Campaign for pay equity for care workers
Lynda-ann Blanchard, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), University of Sydney	Masculinisation of Violence and Feminisation of Peace
Danae Bosler, Community and Public Sector Union and Kali Yuan, Human Rights Policy Branch, Attorney-General’s Department	Looking Ahead: Young Working Women Accessing Rights and Entitlements in the Australian Public Service
Rosaria Burchielli, LaTrobe University and Dr Annie Delany, Victoria University and Jane Tate, HomeWorkers, WorldWide UK	Protecting Australian Garment Homework – Combining legislation and an Industry Code
Monica Costa, University of South Australia / Australian National University	Progress thus far: A look into research on gender-responsive budgeting work in Timor-Leste
Janet Giles, Secretary South Australian Unions	“If you could only bottle it” - 5 stories of women’s activism
Paula McDonald, Queensland University of Technology and Michael Flood Wollongong University	Bystander approaches to workplace sexual harassment
Carey Trundle, Fair Work Ombudsman	Regulatory challenges in the enforcement of Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave Scheme
Tanjil Whitnell (Presenter), Susan Bandias, Charles Darwin University and Darius Pfitzner, Charles Darwin University	Smoke and Mirrors: The Illusion of Legal Recognition of the Value of Women in the Workplace
Sohini Baus, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai	Changing the structure of ‘exclusions and inclusion’ of women workers
Justine Davis, Consultant Mediator	There must be a better way - skills for women workers and advocates in mediation and dispute management: An interactive and participatory workshop for anyone who deals with conflict!
Anna Davis and Rachael Uebergang, Northern Territory Working Womens Centre	Feminist Service Provision and Governance: The Perspective of Australian Working Women’s Centres
Progress towards decent work in the Asia Pacific
Sara Charlesworth, University of South Australia	Gender Equality and Decent Work: Does National Context Matter?
Ludo McFerran, Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse	The Challenges of Promoting Domestic Violence Clauses in Industrial Instruments & engaging the Australian Domestic Violence sector with the Pacific region
Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia	Women and decent work in the Asia Pacific: Agency and empowerment
Jeanie Rea, National Tertiary Education Union	Women Workers in education: How Education Unions in the Region are organising women workers and students
Marilyn Davis, Queensland Working Womens Service	TBA
Building sustainable communities through women's workforce participation
Sandra Dann, South Australia Working Women’s Centre	Life Quilt SA Project: Engaging Women in Workplace Issues through participation in arts and crafts
Janette Galton, Northern Territory Office of Women's Policy	Integrating gender equality measures into the Northern Territory Government’s plan for improving the lives of remote Territorians
Rosemary Nugent, Geelong West Neighbourhood House and Rebecca ‘Bec’ Sahr, Deakin University	Community Capacity Building: A fertile ground for change and development
Janine Sims, Northern Territory Council of Social Services and Wendy Morton, Northern Territory Council of Social Services	The Workforce Project Workforce Tool Kit/Indigenous Handbook