EOWA 2010 Employer of Choice for Women
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Added 23 March 2010 Seven Alliance member girls’ schools have been recognised as Employers of Choice for Women by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School, Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, Lauriston Girls’ School, Loreto Normanhurst, Santa Sabina College, St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School and St Catherine’s School (Waverley) were among 95 Australian organisations recognised in the 2010 list. ‘To be recognised as an EOWA Employer of Choice for Women, employers are required to meet stringent criteria each year which include offering a minimum of 6 weeks paid maternity leave after 12 months of service; conducting sex-based harassment education at least every two years; providing the ability for female managers to work part-time; ensuring the percentage of female managers is the same or greater than the industry average, and ensuring a pay equity analysis has been undertaken and any gap identified is less than their industry average. The CEO of an EOCFW organisation is also personally interviewed and needs to demonstrate a strong commitment to equal opportunity initiatives resulting in positive outcomes for women’ (EOWA, 2010, p. 1). The Alliance member schools recognised by EOWA encourage women to reach their full potential by promoting women in their workplaces, and removing ‘the many barriers to women's career progress’ (Australian Government, 2010, p. 1). EOWA. (March 8, 2010). EOWA Releases the 2010 Employer of Choice for Women List. Retrieved March 20, 2010, from EOWA website: http://www.eowa.gov.au/EOWA_Employer_of_Choice_for_Women/2010/Documents/Media_Release_EOCFW_March_2010.pdf
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