What women want
When it comes to addressing the systemic issues which are impacting Australian women’s everyday lives, it often feels like the problems are big and impossible to tackle. In today’s episode, Australia Institute research economist Eliza Littleton outlines 8 practical things that Prime Minister Scott Morrison could do right now to remove barriers to women’s equality and to put some actions behind his rhetoric.
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Guest:
Eliza Littleton, research economist // @elizalittleton
The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute
Website:
australiainstitute.org.au
Read ‘8 things the PM could do right now to address issues impacting women’ by Eliza Littleton
Producer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermacey
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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