Women's Economic Outcomes and Gender Equality

The NSW Government is committed to ensuring that our State remains the best place for people to live, work and fulfill their potential, regardless of their gender. 

NSW Treasury is implementing a range of gender responsive budgeting tools and practices to ensure gender equality considerations are embedded into government decision-making and resource allocation processes. We are working to embed Gender Impact Assessments on all new policy proposals, as well as publishing a Gender Equality Budget Statement alongside the annual NSW Budget. 

Explore these tools, practices and other resources below. 

 

Gender Equality Budget Statement

A Gender Equality Budget Statement is an important component of Gender Responsive Budgeting. It is a public document that outlines the impacts of the annual budget on gender equality. In New South Wales, the Gender Equality Budget Statement is published alongside the state Budget. It examines the key issues relating to gender inequality across NSW and highlights the budget measures that seek to address these challenges.

The 2023 Gender Equality Budget Statement was published alongside the 2023-24 NSW Budget. Analysis and budget measures included in the Statement are organised under the three pillars of the NSW Women’s Strategy: economic opportunity and advancement, health and wellbeing, and participation and empowerment.

 

 

Gender Impact Assessment

Gender Impact Assessments (GIAs) consider how a proposed policy, program or project may have different impacts on people based on their gender; this includes women, men and gender diverse people.

All government agencies are required to prepare GIAs for new policy proposals.

 

Gender Responsive Procurement

Female construction workers smiling at each other_NSW Treasury Copyright_Image Credit Renee Nowytarger

Gender Responsive Procurement leverages the NSW Government’s buying power, where possible, to encourage gender equality in our supply chains.

For more information email NSW Procurement.

 

Women's Economic Opportunities Review

The NSW Government established the Women’s Economic Opportunities Review (WEO Review) in February 2022 to identify barriers to women’s economic participation and reform opportunities. The WEO Review was supported by an expert reference panel, chaired by Sam Mostyn AO.

As part of the WEO Review, NSW Treasury published a Technical Paper led by the Structural Analysis and Modelling team which identified the key drivers of unequal outcomes between women and men in the NSW labour market, as well as estimating the impact of measures that increase the affordability, availability and quality of early childhood education and care.

The WEO Review’s findings informed the 2022-23 NSW Budget, with reforms to improve women’s economic opportunities outlined in the Women’s Opportunity Statement, published alongside the 2022-23 NSW Budget. This was followed by the First Nations Women’s Economic Participation Review, overseen by NSW Treasury’s First Nations Expert Advisory Panel.

Female scientists looking at laptop_NSW Treasury Copyright_Image Credit Renee Nowytarger
 

Resources

In February 2024, the NSW Secretaries Board came together and committed to advancing gender equality within the NSW Government and broader community through the implementation of Gender Equality Action Plans.


 

Government resources

Other NSW Treasury initiatives to support gender equality include:

The NSW Government is committed to promoting gender equality through various initiatives including:

The Australian Government is supporting gender equality through initiatives including:

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Last updated: 15/04/2024