Women's Opportunity Statement: Implementation

The NSW Government is making intentional and purposeful investments to create generational change and make New South Wales the state of choice for women and their families, with significant benefits for the entire community.

Governance mechanisms will be established to help drive the long-term change, requiring sustained effort and leadership over the next decade. 

The NSW Government will establish an ongoing review and monitoring framework, as well as engage in detailed consultation with stakeholders to ensure the success of the reforms and encourage long term focus and action to increase women’s economic opportunities right across the State.  

Stakeholder engagement

The implementation of the initiatives in this Statement will require extensive engagement with the diverse community of New South Wales.

The NSW Government will engage with interested stakeholders over the coming months to implement this high impact work, including consultation on the detailed implementation of the reforms.

In a state as uniquely and highly diverse as New South Wales, it is important to harness the diversity and talent as a key element of strong economic growth.

In developing policies and implementing the investments outlined in this Statement, the NSW Government recognises the strength of diversity and seeks to capture the extraordinary opportunity of creating a truly inclusive society. 

Partnering with First Nations women and communities

The reforms set out in this Statement are designed to benefit all women in New South Wales. As such they will benefit First Nations women, their children, their families and their communities.

In recognising that First Nations women experience particular challenges and enabling factors, the NSW Government will work with First Nations women to develop appropriate responses and initiatives that best support them and their communities to thrive.  

The NSW Government will also partner with First Nations women to provide advice on the implementation of the reforms set out in this Statement.

These include reforms specifically designed to support First Nations women and families, such as Aboriginal Child and Family Centres, as well as reforms which are broader in their applications, but which are expected to particularly benefit First Nations people.  

For example, the introduction of paid parental leave for NSW public service employees who are permanent out-of-home carers or foster parents will significantly benefit First Nations communities, given that 14 per cent of authorised out-of-home care or foster carers are First Nations people¹⁸⁸. 

The aspirations and barriers to economic participation and socio-economic realities for First Nations women in New South Wales remain unique and require the policies set out in this Statement to be delivered in a way that acknowledges and builds on the strengths and opportunities available for First Nations women right across New South Wales. 

Behavioural insights 

The NSW Government will also engage the Behavioural Insights Unit to inform the roll-out of many of the reforms set out in this Statement.

The Behavioural Insights Unit is a specialist research arm of the NSW Government that combines evidence from behavioural sciences and economics to deliver better outcomes for the people of New South Wales.

The Behavioural Insights Unit will help to guide this engagement to ensure that the policies and programs set out in this Statement, in particular the policies relating to early childhood education and care, are accessible to as many people as possible.