From findings to recommendations: A snapshot of JSA’s Gender Economic Equality Study and why intervening earlier in education and training choices and career exploration is part of the solution.

The JSA Gender Economic Equality Study examines how women and men experience work, education, and training differently and identifies the necessary changes to create more equitable career opportunities for everyone.

It explores:

• Gendered pathways into jobs and industries

• How education and training choices influence future careers

• The impact of pay gaps and skills mismatch on women’s economic security

• The additional barriers faced by First Nations women, migrant women and women with disability

In this webinar, we will present the key findings in a clear and practical manner. You will hear about: 

✅ Fresh data on gendered jobs, work and pay, including new insights on First Nations gender pay gaps

✅ How study and training choices still steer women into lower paid career paths

✅ Why earlier career learning in schools can help shift these patterns

✅ Ten recommendations Australia can take now to accelerate gender economic equality

Whether you work in education, employment services, policy or career development, this session will deepen your understanding of the systemic drivers behind gender inequality and highlight opportunities to make progress faster.

You can download all three papers here: Gender Economic Equality Study.

• Paper 1 - New Perspectives on Old Problems - Gendered Jobs, Work and Pay

• Paper 2 - Education and Training Divides - Gendered Skills, Pathways and Outcomes

• Paper 3 - Speeding Up Progress Towards Gender Economic Equality - 10 Next Steps

Presenter - Dr Emma Cannen, Director Gender Economic Equality Study Workforce Futures Branch, Jobs and Skills Australia

Dr Emma Cannen is a research and policy leader with a career of over 20 years working in roles across government, industry, unions, and academia. Emma has led three JSA studies: the Gender Economic Equality Study,  the VET Workforce Study and The Clean Energy Generation: workforce needs for a Net Zero economy. These large-scale research studies have all shifted policy across various jurisdictions with the aim of filling Australia’s critical workforce needs and skills gaps. Emma has a PhD in global politics and in past roles, campaigned for equal pay legislative reform; translated Indonesian as an intelligence analyst; and has lectured at various universities in sociology, political economy, and communications.

This webinar forms part of the CICA International Webinar Series February Free Month, offering free access to contemporary global perspectives in career development throughout February.