The Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) latest national gender pay gap figures saw the pay gap increase for women over the last six months to 14.2 per cent. This means Equal Pay Day 2021 will be on 31 August, marking the 61 extra days from the end of the previous financial year that women, on… Read more »
New research from the University of South Australia shows the gender pay gap is alive and (un)well in most Australian businesses, with 80 per cent of them paying female leaders 30-35 per cent less than their male counterparts, despite being of equal calibre, education, and achievement. The research reveals the impact of this pay gap… Read more »
Reform is essential if Australia ever hopes to achieve gender parity and equal pay in the workforce according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). AIPM CEO Elizabeth Foley says organisations are missing out on millions of working hours as many professional women are disincentivised to return to work following… Read more »
Energy Australia’s Managing Director Catherine Tanna has announced the utility company will be closing the gender pay gap once and for all. The company will be spending 1.2 million dollars to bump up the salaries of 350 women in the company in order that their pay packets reflect the same income as their male counterparts.… Read more »
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