Women's Wellbeing, Peace And Care: Challenges For Government Economic Policy
Professor Rhonda Sharp, Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South Australia
Keynote presentation to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom . Adelaide, 26-27 May 2006
Professor Rhonda Sharp (right) with Ruth Russell, Australian Section president of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Full Image (358.14K)
This presentation examines the Australian federal government's 2006/07 budget for its implications for women's wellbeing by scrutinising the impact of the budget on peace, security and women's safety and the relationship between the unpaid care economy and women's paid work. The argument is that if we applied a gender lens to the government budget and were able to make governments properly accountable for their budgets in these areas it would make a much more significant contribution to women's wellbeing (and by implication men's and children's) and to gender equality.
WILPF has consultative status with United Nations ECOSOC, UNCTAD and UNESCO.
Professor Rhonda Sharp (email) website Professor of Economics Hawke Research Institute University of South Australia Business: (08) 8302 4074 Fax: (08) 8302 4660
