Gender impact advice on two areas: cutting postgraduate allowances, increasing apprenticeships

Julie Fairey made this Official Information request to Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

The request was successful.

From: Julie Fairey

Dear Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment,

I am seeking any advice given on the gender impact of two recent tertiary education policy changes:

1. Cuts to student allowance access for post-graduate students

2. Increased government support for the Modern Apprenticeship scheme

This advice may have come from another Ministry, such as the Ministry of Women's Affairs.

I am also seeking a gender break-down of post-graduate students over the last five years, and a gender break-down of apprentices and industry trainees over the last five years.

Yours faithfully,

Julie Fairey

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

Regards

on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Associate Minister of Finance

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment


Attachment J Fairey January 30.pdf
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Dear Ms Fairey

 

Please find attached, in pdf form, a response to your Official Information
Act request of 25 January 2013.

 

Kind Regards

 

James Sorensen

Ministerial Secretary

Office of Hon Steven Joyce

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment


Attachment J Fairey February 15.pdf
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Dear Ms Fairey

 

Please find attached, in pdf form, a response to your Official Information
Act request of 25 January 2013.

 

Kind Regards

 

James Sorensen

Ministerial Secretary

Office of Hon Steven Joyce

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Julie Fairey left an annotation ()

I'm not totally satisfied with the information provided, in particular on what basis they have assessed that the student allowance cuts will affect the gender proportions identified, plus what exactly is being done to address the massive under-representation of women in apprentice-ships. I'd like to do a follow-up request when I have time to clarify this information further.

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