It’s time to track parental leave participation alongside gender pay gap data
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.
More than 5000 Australian employers will soon have their gender pay gap made public
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.
Gender pay equity data hides wide differences between individual businesses
Businesses well advanced in their equity journey were seven times more likely to set targets to reduce gender pay gaps than firms just starting.
A huge step forward for gender pay gap transparency in Australia
Australia has reached a landmark moment in the battle to close the gender pay gap by passing the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill in Senate.
Australia’s gender pay gap is back at 2020 levels, as women earn 87 cents for every dollar earned by men
A slight improvement in the national gender pay gap to 13.3% has been reported, bringing the current status quo to Australian women pocketing, on average, 87 cents for their work to every dollar earned by a man.
The $50,000 gender pay gap among accountants, and the plan to change it
Chartered Accountants ANZ has launched a new guidebook aimed at business owners, executives, managers and employees to address the profession’s gender pay gap.
