The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has profiled eight organisations using smart strategies to create greater equality between women and men in their workplaces. WGEA Director Libby Lyons … [Read more...]
The Gender Pay-Gap Exists in Australia, But Not For Some
In the 1960s, it was unheard of for a woman to be elected CEO. And while many more women were finding their way into the office environment, they were doing so under a glass ceiling. These days there … [Read more...]
Equal Pay Day 2016: Women work 14 months to earn men’s average annual income
Today, Thursday 8 September 2016, is Equal Pay Day in Australia, marking the amount of time from the end of the previous financial year that women must work to earn the same pay as men. Using Average … [Read more...]
Research says the Gender Pay Gap begins in High School
A University of Melbourne study of high school subject choices reveals that girls are less likely to choose science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) subjects than boys, despite many … [Read more...]
Gender Pay Gap wider at the top with women earning $100K less than men
A new report released today by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) reveals that among top tier managers in Australian organisations, men are paid on average $100,000 more per year than … [Read more...]
Too many Australian women are retiring in poverty
According to Industry Super Australia (ISA) currently 39% of single Australian women are retiring in poverty and declining rates of home ownership will only push this figure higher. Clearly, changes … [Read more...]
Latest gender pay gap data finds men earn $27,000 a year more than women
Latest gender pay gap data finds men earn $27,000 a year more than women in Australia. New data covering four million employees in Australia reveals there has been some progress towards workplace … [Read more...]
Gender pay gap leads to annual super contribution shortfall for women
Pay gap leads to 19.3% annual super contribution shortfall for women working full-time in Australia. A gender pay gap in average annual earnings for full-time permanent employees results in an annual … [Read more...]
2015 Australian Employers of Choice for Gender Equality
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in Australia has announced the 2015 Employers of Choice for Gender Equality. This year 90 employers received the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality … [Read more...]
Make It Happen: It’s time we focused on closing the Gender Superannuation Gap
According to Industry Super Australia (ISA), the current 19% pay gap between women and men’s wages in Australia is translating into a superannuation gap of a whopping 47%. Women are currently retiring … [Read more...]
Female dominated industry is the largest contributor to National Gender Pay Gap increase
The National Gender Pay Gap has widened in the past year to a record high of 18.8%. While some male dominated industries have made in-roads towards narrowing the gap, others, such as manufacturing, … [Read more...]
Gender Pay Gap is biggest in management positions
New data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) this week shows that women in management positions get paid less than their male peers. Based on full-time total remuneration, the … [Read more...]
Only 16 Companies in the ASX200 show commitment to Gender Diversity
Women On Boards (WOB), the organisation founded in 2006 to increase the number of women on Australian boards, has named and shamed those companies in the ASX200 who show little or no interest in … [Read more...]
Equal Pay Day 2013: the cost of being female is 64 extra days at work
Tuesday 3 September 2013 marks ‘Equal Pay Day’, a symbolic reminder of the additional 64 days from 1 July that the average woman has to work to earn what the average man took home the previous … [Read more...]
Gender pay gap costs Australia $93 billion each year
New research by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) has found that pay inequity costs $93 billion per year to the Australian economy or 8.5% of GDP. The research, The … [Read more...]
National Test Case to increase wages in female dominated occupations
The Australian Services Union (ASU) is aiming to increase the wages of almost 250,000 mostly female community sector workers across the country, particularly those working in caring and community … [Read more...]
92 percent of Australian women say gender balance not equal
92% of Australian women believe they do not enjoy equal rights according to the results of a new study conducted by cosmetic company the Heat Group and UNIFEM Australia, the United Nations Development … [Read more...]
Do Masculine Women Earn More Money?
Research out of Germany suggests that women who adopt a 'masculine approach' in the workplace earn up to $83,000 more in their working lives than 'nicer' female colleagues. The study, Does it Pay to … [Read more...]