Minister for Women, Amanda Gallagher, addresses concerns regarding US President Donald Trump's executive order ending diversity targets. She emphasizes that Australian law, through the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, mandates reporting on diversity and equality metrics for businesses. Gallagher also states that companies operating in Australia with US headquarters, such as Google and Meta, have confirmed their adherence to Australian law regarding diversity reporting.
Gallagher, who is also minister for women, was asked whether US president Donald Trump’s executive order ending diversity targets is of concern. She tells ABC Insiders host David Speers: We have arrangements in law, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has requirements for businesses to report against certain targets and measures. So that will continue. Speers listed Google and Meta as among companies to have dropped their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and gender quotas in the US.
Gallagher said: I note all of those companies that have operations in Australia have confirmed, of course, that they would continue to operate with Australian law, which does allow for reporting and for progress to be made, particularly around issues of gender equality.
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