Today marks the 101st International Women's Day, an
opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the status of women
world-wide.
In the coming months, the Federal Parliament will also reflect
on the successes and shortcomings of Australia's current
affirmative action legislation, the Equal Opportunity for Women
in the Workplace Act 1999 (Act), when it votes on Amendments
to this Act introduced into parliament just prior to International
Women's Day on 1 March 2012 (the Equal Opportunity for
Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012 (Bill)).
The Act currently requires companies and organisations with more
than 100 employees, classed as 'relevant employers', to
develop plans for the positive advancement of women in their
organisations and submit annual reports on the measures the company
has adopted to develop women in the workplace.
