Women in Australia

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Women in Australia

Australian women having tea on a verandah in 1910
Global Gender Gap Index[1]
Value 0.7390 (2013)
Rank 24th out of 136

Women in Australia have been described as to be "more independent and self-reliant than those in some other countries". They have rights, status and opportunities that are conferred to Australian men. Women share household chores with men.

Child rearing

In terms of motherhood, some modern-day Australian women may practice breastfeed their babies in public.[2]

See also

References

  1. "The Global Gender Gap Report 2013". World Economic Forum. pp. 12–13. 
  2. Australian Culture

External links

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