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Australian Legal system and women in the workplace

            Women have been discriminated against throughout history. One example of this is in the workplace. In Australia the legal system has tried to address some of these problems. They have made laws to equalise the differences between the genders and have tried to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women in the workplace. However, despite all the changes that have occurred in the Australian legal system to stop unequal treatment and discrimination in the workplace, women although less needy then before, are still disadvantaged. .
             In the past, women have traditionally been housewives looking after children and husband. It wasn't until the early 20th century that women became a separate "entity" from the husbands meaning that women were able to own land, enter court cases with others without her husband. This abolished the concept of unita caro. Attitudes towards women in the workplace has changed from a domestic situation or a role/profession designated to them as women like teaching, nursing and being secretaries; to nowadays where women are able and wanting to gain positions in most jobs giving they have the right qualifications. Millions of women request full-time work.
             Statistics show that while more women are entering the work force very few make it to the top. This is the argument of many who believe that there is such concept as the "glass ceiling". The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier that women are unable to reach their goals, such as gaining executive positions. An example some argue is the positions of chancellorship in universities where there is 90% more men than women in Australia (2001 figure). However, one prominent woman by the name of Leonie Kramer said that the glass ceiling is a myth. She reasons that only a very small group of women academics receive high promotions because very few stay to take a post-graduate courses or to update their qualifications which is necessary to gain the higher ranking positions in the workforce.


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