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