Angela Jackson presents the 2022 Giblin lecture

We’ve come a long way since women fought for, and won, the right to vote. Despite the progress, we have a long road to travel before we reach gender equality in Australia.

Yes, Australia.

Figures released by Impact Economics and Policy, suggest that Australian women engage in 43% less paid work than Australian men and undertake 81% more unpaid work - largely due to carrying the economy’s unpaid care burden. Workers with Bachelor degree qualifications or above in female dominated industries, earn 30% less per-hour than workers in male dominated industries. Workers with Certificate III/IV in female dominated industries earn 36% less per-hour than a worker in a male dominated industry.

There is still work to be done.

Join Dr Angela Jackson, Lead Economist from Impact Economics, to explore how we can achieve gender equality in this lifetime.

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Dr Angela Jackson

Dr Jackson is a health economist who has worked at the highest levels of Government. Starting her career as an economist at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Angela has worked across tax, fiscal and social policy. As the then Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Angela was responsible for providing policy advice across fiscal policy and all areas of social policy, including National Health Reform. Previously Lead Economist at Equity Economics, she authored several high-profile reports on health, aged care, disability, housing and gender policy.

Angela is a member of the Victorian National Heart Foundation Advisory Board, the GenVic Board and National Deputy Chair of the Women in Economics Network. Angela holds a Masters in International Health Policy (Health Economics) with Distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tasmania. In 2021, Angela was awarded her PhD on the Economics of Disability in Australia from Monash University.

Angela founded Impact Economics and Policy in early 2022.

The Giblin

The Giblin Lecture is a partnership between the University of Tasmania and the Economics Society of Australia – Tasmania Branch. It is named for the eminent Australian economist, Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin.