AC9HH10K12 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

the significant events, individuals and groups in the women’s movement in Australia, and how they have changed the role and status of women

Elaborations

• 1

  investigating events connected to the changing roles and rights of women in the workforce since 1945 such as the repeal of the “marriage bar”, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, the changing nature of participation in employment and the gender pay gap

• 2 examining the contributions of significant female leaders in Australian public life; for example, political leaders and activists, social reformers, sporting identities, artists and entertainers

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