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13. Recommend that the Australian Government take steps to introduce a quota ofseats allocated specifically to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in allAustralian parliaments.14. Recommend that the Australian Government take steps to undertake targetedrecruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in key employmentareas like medicine, teaching and administration.15. Recommend that state and territory governments provide ongoing and resourcedmechanisms to ensure direct dialogue with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderwomen.16. Recommend that the Australian Government support a national Indigenousrepresentative body that encourages and supports the full participation ofAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women through a mechanism of equalrepresentation (50/50).17. Recommend that the Australian Government engage in genuine consultation withAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women about the Northern TerritoryIntervention measures.18. Recommend that the Australian Government takes steps to introduce temporaryspecial measures that promote the recruitment, training and mentoring ofAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in key employment areas.19. Recommend that the new national Indigenous representative body includemechanisms to ensure equal participation and representation of Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander women and men in international forums.20. Recommend that to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander children, the Australian Government ensure that data relating tonumeracy, literacy and school attendance be disaggregated by sex, ethnicity,ability, age and geographical location.21. Recommend that, consistent with Articles 4 and 10, the Australian Governmentand state and territory governments develop a national strategy for increasing thenumbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed in theeducation sector.22. Recommend that such a national strategy recognise the particular family andcommunity commitments of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people andcreate flexible employment arrangements (such as part-time work and jobsharing) to allow for those commitments.23. Recommend that the Australian Government support and fund culturally andlinguistically appropriate education programs in schools for Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander children. This must include appropriate training for teachers.24. Recommend that the Australian Government support and fund communityprograms to assist young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers to stay atschool.25. Recommend that the state and territory governments adequately fund Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander independent schools, including funding to address theimpact of complex, intergenerational issues of discrimination.10