Posts tagged "australia gender pay gap"

WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge is hard at work making sure that people’s understanding of what contributes to the gender pay gap in this country is crystal clear.

Media diversity startup Missing Perspectives' video went viral on social media as it delivered cupcakes on International Women's Day to companies with glaring gender pay gaps.

Amongst all of the commentary on the gender pay gap, there is a big grey elephant in the room that no one is talking about -- the gender equity gap.

The best way to close the gender pay gap is by getting men to take parental leave, so that having a child doesn’t unfairly and solely disrupt the mother’s career.

What will really shift the gender pay gap figures is businesses wanting and respecting the need for diverse leadership. 

High-end activewear brand Lorna Jane has a total remuneration gender pay gap of 37.1% and a median base gender pay gap of 36.3%.

The gender imbalance in Australia's construction sector shows an "urgent need to change" as new WGEA data shows a median total remuneration gap of 31.8% between men and women.

Despite significant advancements in female participation in the workforce, the gender pay gap remains a stubborn barrier to true workplace equality in Australia.

This is the first time that the WGEA, which annually reports gender pay gaps by industry, has released the names of actual companies and the differences in what they pay male and female employees.

Come Tuesday, large private sector organisations will have their company’s gender pay gaps published for the first time for all to see, name, and shame.

When it comes to what women need in the workplace to thrive, the data is clear that flexible working, pay transparency, menopause policies and removing the gender pay gap are key priorities.

The good news is that Australia’s total remuneration gender pay gap has dropped slightly, down 1.1 percentage points to a new low of 21.7%. But the real story could be in what’s to come over the next year.