Melanie Fernandez

Director Policy, Advocacy and Research @CEWAus Feminist activist and policy nerd #GenderEquality #HumanRights Opinions are my own

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

Australia can’t afford to lag behind on women’s workforce participation.

Past CEW President @SueMorphet joined @theprojecttv to talk about how affordable childcare can help enable women into the workforce.

[Women's Agenda @WomensAgenda]

Women power the care economy & carry most of the unpaid care, yet are too often left in poverty.
We know how to prevent this.
@cassandragoldie & @sammostyn
pen this plea to consider women on low incomes this election
https://t.co/YnlMYVx66k

[Women's Agenda @WomensAgenda]

Higher full-time female workforce participation is an economic necessity, writes @SueMorphet past president of @CEWAus
But it won’t happen without policies enabling more affordable and accessible early childhood education.
https://t.co/qpdBh9Wgg4

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

“We have structural barriers that stop highly-trained, highly-skilled women from working more hours.”

Listen to former CEW President @SueMorphet’s conversation with @LindaMottram

https://t.co/8Ry5uBtGSF

[Melanie Fernandez @MelFernandz]

About to kick off ⁦@CEWAus⁩ Annual Dinner with a room of incredible #womenleaders honoured to work with these inspiring women

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

Australia has more than half a million job-ready women. We must invest in affordable early education and care, improved paid parental leave and higher wages in care sectors to unlock women's participation.

@sammostyn @EconomistAnge @smh @rachelclun

https://t.co/cbxvbv6VTt

[Elizabeth Hill @ElizabethHill00]

This election eve Mother’s Day we need universal early childhood education & care + generous paid parental leave. See my op ed on how 21 years of talk and $$ has not delivered for parents who need more equal sharing of family care and paid work. @Raecooper1 @sammostyn #womenvote

[Elizabeth Hill @ElizabethHill00]

Election 2022 Benchmarks for Work, Care and Family Policy launched today. See https://t.co/VfALA1qKXB
Time to invest in decent work and decent care for a productive and healthy future.

[Melanie Fernandez @MelFernandz]

Great piece from ⁦⁦@DrCraigEmerson⁩ the high cost and current system are powerful disincentives to women to work. Election 2022: Why reforming the Child Care Subsidy would increase workforce participation and productivity https://t.co/hPrN4qCKvj

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

CEW President @sammostyn AO on the @TheTodayShow discussing why women's economic participation is one of the most effective and efficient ways to grow the economy ahead of this week’s budget.

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

We need to change the way we think about what drives our economy - we need to invest in our people and place care at the centre.

#careeconomy #auspol

[Melanie Fernandez @MelFernandz]

Commend @Matt_KeanMP for showing real #Leadership and committing to invest in universal #earlychildhood crucial to enable parents to work and give kids the best start https://t.co/7DuOqsgMSZ

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

Women carried the bulk of unpaid work during COVID-19: @sammostyn https://t.co/gieE971xpH #IWD2022

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

We are losing talented and highly-educated young women, one of our best resources, @CEWAus President @sammostyn says @FinancialReview Business Summit
We need intentional policy making on #IWD2022
#womenleaders

[Melanie Fernandez @MelFernandz]

Here’s a reason to get up early! Hearing from @CEWAus President @sammostyn scholar Kristy Masella and @BridgyL #IWD #IWD22 #womenleaders

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

"We need wholesale immediate change. We need accessible #earlychildhood education and care, government leadership on paid parental leave and #superannuation. We need secure, well-paid jobs and careers in the care industries. And we need respect at work for all." @sammostyn #NPC

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

.@CEW President @sammostyn AO @PressClubAust Now is the time for Australia to develop a comprehensive plan for growth which closes the widening social and economic gap between Australians to reach our full potential as a nation." #NPC #womenleders

[Equality Rights Alliance @eraaustralia]

Inspiring Sam Mostyn @CEWAus @PressClubAust today.. calling for greater recognition of the care economy. If Australia has been the lucky country it's "because of the unpaid work of women". @TamePunk @tonihassan_ @YWCACanberra @latingle @mishaschubert

[ChiefExecutiveWomen @CEWAus]

In Australia, we like to tell ourselves we are the lucky country. And yet among our vast natural resources, possibly the most under-celebrated part of our luck has been the unpaid work of women. . . . we cannot rely on it forever. @sammostyn @CEWAus @PressClubAust

[Melanie Fernandez @MelFernandz]

Inspiring address from @CEWAus President @sammostyn on what Australia could look like if we put #care at centre of #economy