A historical look on the role of Australian women
Australian women's rights have evolved due to consecutive waves of the women's movement. The first of these took place in the late 19th century when the women fought for their right to vote and to stand for election into parliament. After Australia reached Federation in 1901, because women in the southern and western regions were already allowed a state vote, it was agreed that all women should be granted the right to vote at a federal level.
In 1902, that right had some changes—“all women were given the vote in federal elections except for those who were Indigenous Australians, or of Asian, African or Pacific Islander descent.”
Many women were needed to join the work place during W WII—taking up jobs that had formerly been considered “men jobs”. After WWI the women gave up their jobs to returned soldiers, but this time was different. These women grew confident in the fact that they could carry out these jobs on their own, and they did.
Despite their many attempts to reach better conditions and pay for themselves, the post-war efforts turned out to be very materialistic and actually imbedded the idea that women should stick to only being wives and mothers. This ended up making it harder for women's movements to continue their efforts in the 1940s and 1950s.
In the 1960s and 1970s the women focused mainly on gaining equality with the men in the work place, legal aspects and general social standing. This wave targeted many different aspects of Australian daily life and presented a bigger challenge to traditional ideas of women's rights should be. Thus leading to more important changes in the daily lives of typical Australian women.
The women's movement made huge impacts on Australian society. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s many changes were put in place in health, work, law, education and welfare areas which really helped fix the imbalance between men's and women's power and opportunity in the country.
"Timeline: The Women's Movement." - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013. <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-08/timeline3a-the-women27s-movement/3873294>.
"Women and Democracy." Women and Democracy. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013. <http://www.abc.net.au/ola/citizen/women/women-home-vote.htm>.
"Women." , Changing Rights and Freedoms, Australia after 1945, SOSE: History Year 9, TAS. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013. <http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-56_u-490_t-1336_c-5136/>.
In 1902, that right had some changes—“all women were given the vote in federal elections except for those who were Indigenous Australians, or of Asian, African or Pacific Islander descent.”
Many women were needed to join the work place during W WII—taking up jobs that had formerly been considered “men jobs”. After WWI the women gave up their jobs to returned soldiers, but this time was different. These women grew confident in the fact that they could carry out these jobs on their own, and they did.
Despite their many attempts to reach better conditions and pay for themselves, the post-war efforts turned out to be very materialistic and actually imbedded the idea that women should stick to only being wives and mothers. This ended up making it harder for women's movements to continue their efforts in the 1940s and 1950s.
In the 1960s and 1970s the women focused mainly on gaining equality with the men in the work place, legal aspects and general social standing. This wave targeted many different aspects of Australian daily life and presented a bigger challenge to traditional ideas of women's rights should be. Thus leading to more important changes in the daily lives of typical Australian women.
The women's movement made huge impacts on Australian society. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s many changes were put in place in health, work, law, education and welfare areas which really helped fix the imbalance between men's and women's power and opportunity in the country.
"Timeline: The Women's Movement." - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013. <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-08/timeline3a-the-women27s-movement/3873294>.
"Women and Democracy." Women and Democracy. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013. <http://www.abc.net.au/ola/citizen/women/women-home-vote.htm>.
"Women." , Changing Rights and Freedoms, Australia after 1945, SOSE: History Year 9, TAS. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013. <http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-56_u-490_t-1336_c-5136/>.
Examples of Globalization
Globalization has largely advanced the economy of Australia. The amount of natural resources Australia has to offer other countries is abundant. The 20 million people in Australia can simply not use all of the resources the land has to offer, so these resources give the Australians a world market of over 6.5 billion people. The main exports come from the primary industry—minerals and produce. These items account for 50% of the exports and include coal, uranium and iron ore as well as cereal, wheat and rice, mean and animal products and things that go along with that. The remaining 50% of the exports come from secondary goods, goods that have been manufactured, and tertiary services, which is majority travel-related. Computers and cars are also a main secondary good that Australia exports.
Importation has also affected the country negatively. The main negative impact is the secondary goods, such as manufacturing. This is the case because the manufacturing and labor costs are extremely high in Australia due to the higher standard of living in comparison to other countries. “Footwear manufacturer Blundstone, for example, which has been based in Tasmania since the 1870s, announced in early 2007 that manufacturing would be moved to parts of Asia in order to cut production costs” (Economic Globalization).
Because of the extensive revenue and the strong government Australia holds, globalization has been a huge plus for the country in many ways through profit from the trading especially.
One negative effect of Australian globalization is from social globalization. Australians rely on technology a lot, and it potentially can lead to missing social conversations with some countries that do not have the technology to communicate in the way Australians are so used to. Another disadvantage is that more established cultures and countries have influenced Australia; “for example, the USA has a well-established entertainment industry that dominates English-speaking media” (Social Globilization).
Another negative effect is that American and European culture has a very strong impact on the culture of young Australians. A lot of American culture in the media aspect has been taken on by Australia. For example, movies, music and news from America gets shown in Australia. US multinationals like General Motors, fast food franchises like McDonalds and Starbucks, and many more are also integrated within Australians lives. Because of this Australians pick up on American slang and mannerisms that can cause Australia to be its “own” country (The Future of Globalization).
"The Future of Globalization." The Future of Globalization. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://realtruth.org/articles/070223-001-globalization.html>.
"Globalisation in Australia." , Globalisation, The Global Citizen Ecology and Economy, SOSE Year 9, QLD. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-57_u-507_t-1374_c-5292/globalisation-in-australia/qld/sose-geography/the-global-citizen-ecology-and-economy/globalisation>.
Importation has also affected the country negatively. The main negative impact is the secondary goods, such as manufacturing. This is the case because the manufacturing and labor costs are extremely high in Australia due to the higher standard of living in comparison to other countries. “Footwear manufacturer Blundstone, for example, which has been based in Tasmania since the 1870s, announced in early 2007 that manufacturing would be moved to parts of Asia in order to cut production costs” (Economic Globalization).
Because of the extensive revenue and the strong government Australia holds, globalization has been a huge plus for the country in many ways through profit from the trading especially.
One negative effect of Australian globalization is from social globalization. Australians rely on technology a lot, and it potentially can lead to missing social conversations with some countries that do not have the technology to communicate in the way Australians are so used to. Another disadvantage is that more established cultures and countries have influenced Australia; “for example, the USA has a well-established entertainment industry that dominates English-speaking media” (Social Globilization).
Another negative effect is that American and European culture has a very strong impact on the culture of young Australians. A lot of American culture in the media aspect has been taken on by Australia. For example, movies, music and news from America gets shown in Australia. US multinationals like General Motors, fast food franchises like McDonalds and Starbucks, and many more are also integrated within Australians lives. Because of this Australians pick up on American slang and mannerisms that can cause Australia to be its “own” country (The Future of Globalization).
"The Future of Globalization." The Future of Globalization. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://realtruth.org/articles/070223-001-globalization.html>.
"Globalisation in Australia." , Globalisation, The Global Citizen Ecology and Economy, SOSE Year 9, QLD. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-57_u-507_t-1374_c-5292/globalisation-in-australia/qld/sose-geography/the-global-citizen-ecology-and-economy/globalisation>.