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Assignment

What you have to do

You will need to complete this assignment for AWTLRN103, AWTLRN104 and
AWTLRN105. It is made up of Activities 1, 9 and 10 from the Learning Resource Unit.
You will also need to complete one further assignment for AWTLRN104.

Activity 1 - The not so good old days

Think back over your lifetime or that of an older person you know. What changes have
there been for women and girls in your lifetime? Think about things like:

work education relationships and marriage

being a parent money property freedom

Write down some dot points for 2 or more issues in the space below. For example, here
are a couple of points about ‘work’:

My Mum couldn’t get Parental Leave when she had me in 1974

When my Grandma got married in 1948, she had to resign from teaching
 In Vietnam, my Mum didn’t get any Financial Support by law when she
had me in 1985.
 When my Mum got married in 1984, she had to resign from teaching.
 My Mum got very little help from my Dad for housework as it was
supposed to be women’s job in my family.

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 Activity 9 - Australian equity laws and
legislation

Look at the websites listed on pages 23 and 24 of the resource.

Legislation
The federal Parliament has passed a number of specific Australian equity
laws that aim to protect people from certain kinds of discrimination.

For further information on Australian legislation :

 Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

 Age Discrimination Act 2004
 Disability Discrimination Act 1992
 Racial Discrimination Act 1975
 Sex Discrimination Act 1984

1 Look also at the website: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/human-rights-education-

and-training

How do you think these laws could help someone who wants to study or is already
studying?

I think these laws could help them in choosing career path knowing their rights and
obligations._____________________________________________________________

2 Think about the impacts of the Australian legislation and laws impacting women’s
rights at work.

How do you think these laws could help a woman when they apply for a job or are
already in employment?

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 Although these laws could raise awareness among employers which is being fair in
hiring people including female workers, I do not think these laws could help a woman
when they apply for a job. In fact, if she knew that there was discrimination in the
hiring process (which is unlikely to happen as no one would tell her), she could go to
the Anti-Discrimination Board to complain if she believed she had missed out on a job
because of this, the business could get charged for being unfair but at the end of the
day, this is still up to the business to decide to hire her or not._____________________

I think these laws could help a woman when they are already in employment if they
prove that they can work efficiently and meet the job’s requirements._______________

3 Your Sources

What websites did you access to answer the above 2 questions from this activity?
Write down the web addresses here.

 http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

 www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb

 _________________________________________________________

 _________________________________________________________

 _________________________________________________________

 _________________________________________________________

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 Activity 10—Mei Lin’s Story
Read Mei Lin’s story and answer the questions that follow. The questions ask you to
identify the issues affecting Mei Lin as a working woman and to give her some advice on
what to do next.

Tip: Try to make use of the information you have studied in this unit when you answer the
questions.
Mei Lin had been working as a casual engineer in the same large
electronics factory for over three years. There weren’t too many women
working on the factory floor, and there weren’t any others who were
engineers. Mei Lin liked most of the male engineers she worked with, but
she was feeling a bit resentful because she had applied for several training
courses and had been refused by her supervisor each time.
It seemed unfair to Mei Lin that the men in the factory were getting to do
the training courses and then were finding it easier to get the permanent
positions and the promotions. This was partly because they had done the
training courses and could put this on their resumes. Mei Lin was pretty
sure she was not getting these opportunities because she was a woman.
As a casual Mei Lin had no sick pay, no holidays, and her supervisor got
very angry if she was even ten minutes late for work because of the kids.
It was very stressful when she or her children were ill, and school holidays
were just a nightmare! It was particularly hard as she didn’t have many
relatives here in Australia to help out her and her husband.
Mei Lin couldn’t see how she would ever get ahead, if she didn’t at least
get some workplace training.
So, one day Mei Lin decided to ask her supervisor straight out why she
was not making progress despite working hard. Her supervisor said that if
Mei Lin stayed back after work, he would have time to talk this over with
her. Mei Lin called a friend to pick up the children, and called her
husband to say she would be late.
She went into the supervisor’s office for the first time ever. She was a bit
shocked to see some pictures of women in swimming costumes and
underwear on his office wall. She was even more surprised and very
uncomfortable when he came and stood behind her and put his hands on
her shoulders while he was talking to her. After a couple of minutes Mei
Lin told him to take his hands off her. He tried to make a joke out of it,
but Mei Lin was not laughing.
When the supervisor saw that she was serious, he told her that if she
wanted a chance to do some training, she would have to be nice to him.
He also said she had better not complain about him touching her to
anyone if she wanted to keep her job.
Mei Lin got up and left without saying a word. She felt angry and very
upset, but did not want him to see this. She went straight to her friend’s
place and asked her for advice.

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1) Look back at the list of issues in Activity 6 in the Learning
Resource Unit.

Which issues do you think are affecting Mei Lin and how?

 Issue - Discrimination on the ground of gender

How is this issue affecting Mei Lin?

She didn’t get a chance to get into training courses while men in the factory
did.

 Issue - Sexual harassment

How is this issue affecting Mei Lin?

Mei Lin was very uncomfortable when her supervisor put his hands on her
shoulders while talking to her and tried to make a joke about it when he was
told to take his hands off her.

 Issue - Family-friendly workplace

How is this issue affecting Mei Lin?

Mei Lin’s supervisor got very angry if she was even ten minutes late for
work because of the kids. It was particularly hard as she didn’t have many
relatives here in Australia to help out her and her husband.

 Issue - equal opportunity for women

How is this issue affecting Mei Lin?

Mei Lin had the right to keep her job even though she was asked to be nice
to her supervisor and not complain about him touching her to anyone if she
wanted a chance to do some training and to keep her job.

2) If you were Mei Lin’s friend, what advice would you give her?

Hint: Try to give her specific advice about what to do when she goes to work the next day,
who to tell, what to say and who to contact for help.

If I were Mei Lin’s friend, I would advise her to go to see the Director of the
factory or someone who is above the level of her supervisor to address the
issues when she goes to work the next day. If she thinks her issues have not
been met, she can contact the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board for help.

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 Assignment checklist
I have:

 completed Activity 1

 completed Activity 9

 completed Activity 10

 put Activities 1,9 and 10 together

 attached completed activities to my result slip

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