Breaking the Norm’ Unleashing Australia’s Economic Potential – sheds a light on the substantial role that gender norms play in driving gender gaps in Australia.
Modelling for the report found that letting go of prescriptive gender norms would grow the economy by $47 billion by 2040 and $163 billion by 2050. Over the next 50 years, the benefits would continue to grow, reaching $515 billion. This would mean $128 billion more in GDP every year, on average.
