Why fixing the workforce gender balance matters

Why fixing the workforce gender balance matters

Australia's workforce is almost evenly split between men and women, yet fewer than one in four Australians work in a gender balanced occupation. But why does it matter? Turns out, it’s bad for workers, businesses and the economy. In this podcast episode, host Kat Clay is joined by Jessica Geraghty to discuss her latest research on why fixing the gender balance matters. Read the article: https://grattan.edu.au/news/fixing-the-workforce-gender-balance-is-in-everyones-interest/

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Congestion in Melbourne: is it time to consider congestion charging?

Congestion in Melbourne: is it time to consider congestion charging?

Event podcast: in this Policy Pitch event, a panel of transport and infrastructure experts explored: How bad congestion is across Melbourne; at what point we should consider new strategies to manage c...

27 Feb 20181h 13min

Gonski 2.0: What Commonwealth should do (and not do) to drive improvement in school ed – Canberra

Gonski 2.0: What Commonwealth should do (and not do) to drive improvement in school ed – Canberra

Event podcast: In this Capital Ideas event, Dr Peter Goss, Grattan Institute School Education Program Director, hosted a panel of leading policy thinkers to explore what is needed to lift educational ...

20 Feb 20181h 13min

The demand driven higher education funding system: frozen or finished? – Sydney

The demand driven higher education funding system: frozen or finished? – Sydney

Event podcast: In this Forward Thinking event, a panel of experts will discussed if the demand driven system be restored. Its supporters argue that it increased access to higher education, fixed skill...

13 Feb 20181h 20min

The Commonwealth's role in improving schools

The Commonwealth's role in improving schools

A conversation with School Education Fellow, Julie Sonnemann. The Commonwealth should not use the extra money it is spending on schools as an excuse to intervene in school education. The danger is tha...

11 Feb 201818min

The shocking truth about Australia's efforts to 'close the gap'

The shocking truth about Australia's efforts to 'close the gap'

A conversation with School Education Program Director Pete Goss. The "gap" between Indigenous and other school students is even bigger than official figures show. Grattan research reveals that Year 9 ...

8 Feb 201813min

All complications should count: Using our data to make hospitals safer

All complications should count: Using our data to make hospitals safer

A conversation with Health Program Director, Stephen Duckett. One in nine patients who go into hospital suffers a complication, and the risk varies dramatically depending on the hospital. An extra 250...

5 Feb 201819min

The history and future of Medicare

The history and future of Medicare

A conversation with Health Program Director Stephen Duckett and Fellow Hal Swerissen. February 1, 2018 marks the 34th anniversary of the beginning of Medicare. How did it begin, how has it been used p...

31 Jan 201829min

The ten-year story of Australia's Electricity price rise crisis

The ten-year story of Australia's Electricity price rise crisis

A conversation with Energy Fellow, David Blowers. Australia’s electricity sector is in crisis, or something close to it. But electricity shortages are just one part of the story - for most Australians...

23 Jan 201828min

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