GENDER EQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA: IMPACT ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & HEALTH OUTCOMES

Grant number: LP180100035 | Funding period: 2019 - 2023

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Abstract

This project aims to develop an innovative, Australian-specific multidimensional measure of gender equality. The project’s focus on conceptualising and measuring gender equality in the Australian context will address a significant barrier to the development, implementation and evaluation of targeted gender equality programs and policies. By partnering with government and industry representatives, this project will develop a baseline from which programs and policies can be measured. The project will also establish evidence about the effects of gender equality in relation to economic, social and wellbeing outcomes.

Related publications (24)

Gender identity and sexual orientation: a glossary

Jennifer Ervin, Anna Scovelle, Brendan Churchill, Humaira Maheen, Tania King

2023-02-17

Gender and sexually diverse populations remain understudied and under-represented in research. This is attributable not only to si..

Precarious work and the covid-19 pandemic: the need for a gender equality focus.

Tania L King, Humaira Maheen, Yamna Taouk, Anthony D LaMontagne

2023-01-30

Longitudinal association between informal unpaid caregiving and mental health amongst working age adults in high-income OECD countries: A systematic review

Jennifer Ervin, Yamna Taouk, Ludmila Fleitas Alfonzo, Tessa Peasgood, Tania King

2022-11-01

BACKGROUND: Informal unpaid caregivers provide most of the world's care needs, experiencing numerous health and wealth penalties a..

Gender differences in the association between unpaid labour and mental health in employed adults: a systematic review.

Jennifer Ervin, Yamna Taouk, Ludmila Fleitas Alfonzo, Belinda Hewitt, Tania King

2022-09-01

Globally, billions of hours are spent on unpaid labour every year, a burden that is disproportionately carried by women. However, ..

Why we need population data on gender norms, and why this is important for population health

Tania King, Francisco Perales, Georgina Sutherland

2022-02-21

Gender norms are essential barometers of gender equality; inequitable gender norms are indicative of core inequalities in society ..

Traditionalism vs egalitarianism: Is there an association between gender attitudes and mental health?

Tania King, Francisco Perales, Ankur Singh, Lyle Gurrin, Bradley Crammond

2021-07-27

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to assess the extent to which gender attitudes are associated with mental health among Australian men..

Why Gender Equality Is Good for Men's Health and Why This Matters Now.

Tania L King, Karla Elliott

2021-06-01

Gender stereotypes and biases in early childhood: A systematic review

Tania L King, Anna J Scovelle, Anneke Meehl, Allison J Milner, Naomi Priest

2021-03-31

This review aimed to synthesise studies examining the presence of gender stereotypes and biases expressed by young children aged 3..

Gendered working environments as a determinant of mental health inequalities: a systematic review of 27 studies

Allison Milner, Anna Joy Scovelle, Tania King, Claudia Marck, Ashley McAllister, Anne Kavanagh, Marissa Shields, Eszter Torok, Humaira Maheen, Adrienne O'Neil

2021-03-01

BACKGROUND: 'Gendered working environments' describes the ways in which (1) differential selection into work, (2) variations in em..

The double burden of poverty and marital loss on the mental health of older Australian women; a longitudinal regression analysis using 17 annual waves of the HILDA cohort

Jennifer L Ervin, Allison Milner, Anne M Kavanagh, Tania L King

2021-01-07

PURPOSE: Compared to men, older women have poorer mental health and are more vulnerable to poverty, especially when living alone. ..

Gender Equality and Health in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Within-Country Indicators of Gender Equality in Relation to Health Outcomes.

Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh, Anna J Scovelle, Adrienne O'Neil, Guyonne Kalb, Belinda Hewitt, Tania L King

2021-01-01

Background: Gender equality is recognized as an important political, social, and economic goal in many countries around the world...

Expressions of masculinity and associations with suicidal ideation among young males

Tania L King, Marissa Shields, Victor Sojo, Galina Daraganova, Dianne Currier, Adrienne O’Neil, Kylie King, Allison Milner

2020-12-12

Background Adolescent boys and young men are at particular risk of suicide. Suicidal ideation is an important risk factor for suic..

Why Does Workplace Gender Diversity Matter? Justice, Organizational Benefits, and Policy

Cordelia Fine, Victor Sojo Monzon, Holly Lawford-Smith

2020-12-12

Why does workplace gender diversity matter? Here, we provide a review of the literature on both justice‐based and organizational b..

Breadwinners and Losers: Does the Mental Health of Mothers, Fathers, and Children Vary by Household Employment Arrangements? Evidence From 7 Waves of Data From the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Tania L King, Marissa Shields, Sean Byars, Anne M Kavanagh, Lyn Craig, Allison Milner

2020-12-01

In Australia, as in many industrialized countries, the past 50 years have been marked by increasing female labor-force participati..

Gendered associations between household labour force participation and mental health using 17 waves of Australian cohort data

Tania L King, Yamna Taouk, Anthony D LaMontagne, Humaira Maheen, Anne M Kavanagh

2020-11-05

PURPOSE: There is some evidence that employed women report more time pressure and work-life penalties than employed men and other ..

Shifts in gender equality and suicide: A panel study of changes over time in 87 countries.

Allison Milner, Anna J Scovelle, Belinda Hewitt, Humaira Maheen, Leah Ruppanner, Tania L King

2020-11-01

BACKGROUND: Increasing gender equality remains an imperative for countries and organisations worldwide, and is associated with the..

Reordering gender systems: can COVID-19 lead to improved gender equality and health?

Tania King, Belinda Hewitt, Bradley Crammond, Georgina Sutherland, Humaira Maheen, Anne Kavanagh

2020-06-19

COVID-19 has delivered a shock to existing gender systems that could recalibrate gender roles, with beneficial effects on populati..

Associations between gender equality and health: a systematic review.

Tania L King, Anne Kavanagh, Anna J Scovelle, Allison Milner

2020-02-01

This systematic review sought to evaluate the impact of gender equality on the health of both women and men in high-income countri..

Is workforce participation detrimental to the mental health of women andchildren? Evidence from six waves of data from the longitudinal study of australian children

TL King, M Shields, S Byars, L Craig, A Milner

2019-09-01

OP57 Endorsement of masculine norms and associations with suicidality among adolescent males

Tania King, Marissa Shields, Victor Sojo Monzon, Galina Daraganova, Dianne Currier, Adrienne O'Neil, Kylie King, Allison Milner

2019-09-01

Abstract Background On many indicators of mental health, such as suicide, adolescent boys and young men fare worse than girls and ..

Associations Between Gender-Role Attitudes and Mental Health Outcomes in a Nationally Representative Sample of Australian Adolescents

Tania L King, Ankur Singh, Allison Milner

2019-07-01

PURPOSE: There is evidence that traditional gender-role attitudes are associated with poor mental health outcomes in adults; howev..

Gendered Working Environments as a Determinant of Mental Health Inequalities: A Protocol for a Systematic Review

Allison Milner, Anna J Scovelle, Tania L King, Claudia H Marck, Ashley McAllister, Anne M Kavanagh, Marissa Shields, Eszter Toeroek, Adrienne O'Neil

2019-04-01

Both gender and employment are critical and intersecting social determinants of mental and physical health. This paper describes t..