Not-for-profit working women's centres operate in three states and territories to help those not represented by a lawyer or union deal with workplace issues, including sexual harassment, parental leave and underpayment.
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins singled the centres out in her Respect@Work report in 2020, recommending all jurisdictions without them consider establishing them and provide recurrent funding.
Labor says it will end an 18-year absence of the centres in NSW by working with the federal government, industry, and stakeholders, and providing $2 million to keep them operating at their full potential.
Deputy Labor leader Prue Car said the promise was part of a $13.8 million package that includes $5.8 million to provide coaching and employer connections to get more women into work.
Building on a successful pilot by the federal Office for Women, the Future Women's Jobs Academy would support 1000 women across two years to "become job-ready" through an online resources hub, professional development, coaching and mentoring.
"We know that women can face challenges when entering the workplace and today's announcement will go some way in breaking barriers down," Ms Car said.
Women's workforce participation rate has grown to 61.4 per cent under the coalition government but remains well below the men's rate of 70.9 per cent.
The coalition government last week opened applications for a new $2 million fund for projects that empower women and reduce barriers to entering or re-entering the workforce.
Meanwhile, on International Women's Day Premier Dominic Perrottet announced $7 million for grants to research ovarian and other gynaecological cancers.
"We want to give women affected by these terrible diseases, which often have very poor prognoses, the best chance of survival," he said.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said half of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will not survive five years.
"This is a tragic statistic we need to turn around and by investing in research," he said.
It comes as the Liberal Party scrambles to select candidates to run in 15 seats, including the winnable electorates of Port Stephens and Kiama.
Nominations for the March 25 election close at midday on Wednesday.
A two-hour nomination process was reportedly held for Kiama on Tuesday afternoon, with dumped MP Melanie Gibbons throwing her hat in the ring.
Ballots for all seats and the upper house will be drawn by the electoral commission on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns, the two men fighting to be the next premier, will face off in a debate on the Seven Network on Wednesday, 10 days before early voting and pre-polling begins.
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