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A former ANROWS researcher, Dr. Elizabeth Watt, is fighting back after being denied her job back post-maternity leave — despite her employer’s mission to combat gender violence. After three years of legal battles, she exposed a glaring loophole: Australia’s 12-month service rule for guaranteed job return rights leaves new parents like her vulnerable. Even though her title was reinstated, she was sidelined from her team and project, with job-sharing deemed “too difficult.” Now, Watt is pushing for urgent reforms to Australia’s National Employment Standards, arguing the country’s policy is out of step with global norms — and that even organizations championing women’s rights can’t escape systemic failure.

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