AUSTRALIAN VALUES This is an Australian values question — In the real test, every values question must be correct.
What access do men and women have to education and employment in Australia?
- Men are given first access to paid employment
- Access depends on the wishes of a person's family
- Both have equal access to education and employment ✓
- Women have equal access to education but not to jobs
Why this is the answer
Schooling, training and jobs are open to men and women on the same terms.
This question is from: Equality of all people under the law
More questions from this topic
- A Buddhist family worry that Australian law will favour Christians over them. What is the position?
- A husband tells his wife to give up her studies because he is the head of the house. What do Australian values say?
- A man who uses a wheelchair fears that he will be treated as less important than others. What does Australian society value?
- A wife wants a divorce, but her husband wishes the marriage to continue. What does Australian law allow?
- A woman and a man apply for the same job, and the woman has better qualifications and skills. What does Australia expect?
Ready to practise more?
Sit a full mock exam: 20 questions, 45 minutes, both pass conditions.
Mock ExamFrom Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, the official booklet