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YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE NEW WORK ORDER
Jan Owen AM
CEO, Foundation for Young Australians
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY
THERE ARE 4.3 MILLION YOUNG
PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA
• 18% born overseas
• 4% are Indigenous
• 19% speak a language other
than English at home
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CONTRIBUTORS
• Optimistic about the future (18%)
• More likely to report doing acts of kindness
than parents
• More active in social, community or school
activity (68%), Volunteer (21%)
• In a civic or political group (11%), leading
change using technology and social
purpose ventures
THEIR WORLD IS RAPIDLY CHANGING
• Over 60% of the world’s youth live in
Asia-Pacific region
• That’s 750 million+ young women and
men aged 15-24 years
• Only 56% of young Australians are
independent from their parents by age 24
• 24% of young graduates are struggling to
find full-time employment
THE CHALLENGES
• Two-thirds of young people in
developing countries are unemployedor trapped in low-quality jobs
• Youth unemployment is 3x higher than
adult employment across the globe
• Australian secondary students will have
13 different jobs in 4 industries in
their working life.
THE SITUATION
• Our ageing populations present a
significant global challenge
CAN WE MAXIMISE OPPORTUNITY?
Throw away your
briefcase: you’re not
going to the office. You
can kiss your benefits
goodbye too. And your
new boss won’t look
much like your old one.
There’s no longer a
ladder, and you may
never get to retire, but
there’s a world of
opportunity if you figure
out a new path …
LUCINDA HARTLEY
SEEING PLACE DIFFERENTLY
MARITA CHENG
SEEING UNTAPPED TALENT
AARON TAITSEEING NO BORDERS