CONFERENCE LOOKS AT INDUSTRIAL WINS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES | Public Sector Review | December 2023

In October, PSA women members gathered for our annual PSA Women’s Conference, which was an important opportunity to assess what women union members have achieved on the industrial front and what still needs to be done. The theme for this year’s conference was “Hard Won, But Not Yet Done”.

Attendees heard from newly appointed Fair Work Commissioner and long-time industrial lawyer Emma Thornton about new legislation targetting sexual harassment in the workplace; Super SA gave a presentation on how women can make the most of their superannuation; and we hosted a panel discussion on trends in the workplace affecting women, and what the future might look like.

PSA General Secretary Natasha Brown said the conference enabled the women of our union to connect, converse and encourage each other to improve the lives of working women.

It was about reminding ourselves of how far we have come – about our hard-won achievements – and also how we can achieve further progress in making workplaces better and fairer for women,

she said.

The day also saw the re-launch of the PSA Women’s Network.

Our PSA Women’s Network is an important vehicle for us to work collaboratively together, harnessing our collective power and having a strong and influential voice,

Natasha Brown said.

To find out more about the PSA Women’s Network, email enquiries@psaofsa.asn.au.