Project summaries

JMI projects bring policymakers together with experts to generate practical policy ideas, build ongoing relationships across sectors, and deliver real impact for the public good. Click here to learn more about what we do.

Projects

James Martin Institute2024-11-26T12:42:13+10:00

Rapid Response

Closing the gender pay gap in NSW

March 2022

The gender pay gap is a significant challenge for the NSW and Australian economies, undercutting both economic and social outcomes. A multifaceted policy response is required. This project supported the NSW Treasury’s work on the 2022 NSW Women’s Economic Opportunities Review. It considered innovative ways for existing government data to be unlocked, leveraged, and mobilised to enhance the performance of private sector employers towards closing the gender pay gap in NSW.

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James Martin Institute2024-12-05T15:49:06+10:00

Rapid Response

NSW Women’s Opportunity Fund: A proposal to support the entrepreneurship of disadvantaged women

March 2022

In support of the NSW Treasury’s work on the 2022 NSW Women’s Economic Opportunities Review, this project tackled the challenge faced by women from disadvantaged backgrounds who own a viable small business but lack access to capital. It outlined the potential development of an impact fund in NSW that provides financial backing and in-kind assistance to women entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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James Martin Institute2024-11-26T12:44:39+10:00

Collaborative Project

Reducing domestic violence reoffending

September 2021 – January 2022

Domestic and family violence continues to be a problem of epidemic proportions, affecting people of all ages and backgrounds, especially women and children. Against this backdrop, JMI delivered a collaborative project with the NSW Government to provide a detailed set of considerations for policy and practice in engaging domestic violence perpetrators in the immediate post-offence period and deterring them from reoffending.

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James Martin Institute2024-11-26T12:44:32+10:00

Collaborative Project

Economic stimulus options for NSW

August 2021

In August 2021, JMI provided independent advice to the NSW Government on a set of potential stimulus initiatives to restore confidence in the NSW economy after an extended period of lockdown. The project employed JMI’s collaborative model that engages government and academia to work cooperatively on challenging policy issues.

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