Women and the Law (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Feminism
Feminism
Advocacy of women's rights based on equality of men and women
Australian Women's Charter year & significance
Australian Women's Charter year & significance
1943, landmark manifesto of Australian feminism
1975 Act reforming divorce & family law
1975 Act reforming divorce & family law
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
Women's Legal Status Act 1918 NSW purpose
Women's Legal Status Act 1918 NSW purpose
Opened pathway for women to enter professions
Women's % of higher education enrolments 2012
Women's % of higher education enrolments 2012
53% of total enrolments
Women in manual trades % (2015)
Women in manual trades % (2015)
Less than 2% of apprentices
% lone-parent families headed by women
% lone-parent families headed by women
Approximately 90%
Indigenous women life expectancy vs non-Indigenous
Indigenous women life expectancy vs non-Indigenous
72.9 years vs 82.6 years (10 year gap)
Poverty line
Poverty line
Minimum income level needed to meet basic necessities
Piecework basis
Piecework basis
Payment per item produced rather than per hour