Women’s Budget 2025
If you read the Women’s Budget Statement you would be forgiven for thinking that in Australia, women cease to exist once they pass menopause. This Budget, presented as part of the Federal Budget 2025-26, targets working women below the age of 50. There was little in it for women aged 50 plus, even though this demographic represents a third of the Australian female population. Astonishingly, they remain invisible to the Australian Government.
Unquestionably, as women age, many enter a social and economic maelstrom. This is indeed a feminist issue. And therefore it is disappointing that despite having a Women’s Budget ostensibly dedicated to women, this Budget fails to address this crisis.