Dwyer: Women Bridge and Security Statement

'dwyer: Now, in the first women's economic security statement, an initiative announced in the 2018 budget, O'Dwyer will announce 109m in total funding aimed at assisting women bridge the gender pay gap, while addressing the financial disadvantages leaving an abusive situation can bring, according to The Guardian. O'Dwyer has also revealed changes to the paid parental leave system allowing parents to break up their leave by taking up to six weeks any time over a two-year period. O'Dwyer, one of the only women in the Liberal party to self-identify as a feminist, had previously stated she believed sexual harassment to be an economic issue. The government will extend early access to superannuation to victims of family and domestic violence, while also allowing family law courts to access Australian Taxation Office information over superannuation assets, in a bid to curb parties from hiding information during separation proceedings. Sharing our stories is the strength at the heart of MeToo. Just over 35m has been set aside to continue funding specialist domestic violence units and health justice partnerships, which provide financial counselling and literacy support where needed. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.