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Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Despite significant increases in public debate about gender equality and the empowerment of women, progress towards equality for women is slow.

Julie McKay, 2013 Young Australian of the Year (ACT), will give the 2014 Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture on Monday night, 14 April, outlining her vision for equality, focussing on the key levers for accelerating progress towards gender equality.

"While measures of women's workforce participation and women's educational attainment are used to demonstrate equality, there is very limited public debate on what success would look like with regards to equal opportunities for men and women." Ms McKay said.

She will also identify the actions required of the international community and the Australian community in 2014 to make gender equality an achievable goal.

Julie McKay is the Executive Director of the Australian National Committee for UN Women. Advising on a range of gender equality issues, she sits on the Defence Gender Equality Advisory Board and the Board of the YWCA of Canberra.

Julie has been admitted as a Fellow in Ethical Leadership at the Melbourne Business School, has an EMBA from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Public Policy from the ANU.

She  is a 2014 Churchill Fellowship Recipient and is currently undertaking a major research project focusing on women in management roles in non-traditional sectors.

The Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture

This annual lecture commemorates the life and achievements of Grace Vaughan, a social worker, social activist and parliamentarian, who was dedicated to the improvement of life at all levels and had a deep commitment to Australia's participation in the Asian region and to ensuring women's full participation in society. The lecture is presented by the Australian Association of Social Workers , the Institute of Advanced Studies at The University of Western Australia and Department of Local Government and Communities Western Australia .


WHAT: The 2014 Grace Vaughan Lecture - A Roadmap for Equality

WHEN: 6pm, Monday April 14, 2014

WHERE: Theatre Auditorium, University Club , UWA

COST: Free, but RSVP required. Register a seat online www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/2014-gvl

Media references

Audrey Barton (UWA Institute of Advanced Studies)  (+61 8)  6488 4797

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