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It has been more than a century since the majority of women were given the right to vote and over half a century since an equal minimum wage was granted for men and women.

Yet today, women remain underrepresented in politics and the gender pay gap is widening. Our care industries such as aged care, disability care, mental health and early childhood education and care – which predominantly employ women – are undervalued, underpaid and experience insecure employment.

Early learning and childcare is too expensive and inaccessible, making it impossible for women to participate fully in the workforce.

The fastest growing demographic of homeless people are women over 55 and tragically, more than one woman a week is killed at the hands of her former or current partner.

For Indigenous women, those with a disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse women, the pace of change is even slower and the path to equality more uncertain.

Australia continues to fall behind other countries in creating and providing opportunities for women and children.

In 2022, we can, and we should expect the federal government to close the gender pay gap, prevent poverty and assist women experiencing family and domestic violence. As a nation we must pick up the pace.