Posts tagged "gender"

The release of groundbreaking gender pay gap data has shaken the startup world, with Australian founders and corporate luminaries calling for new ways to measure how venture capital does -- and doesn't -- reach women founders and women-led startup teams.

With new research revealing Australia's gender pay gap has not improved this year, experts have a warning for employers who don't pay equally.

The federal government will next week introduce an industrial relations reform bill it hopes will drive wage growth and secure fairer working conditions.

Gender equality targets and quotas can help prevent qualified women in the workplace being overlooked in favour of their male counterparts.

New research on the gender pay gaps of nearly 5000 companies shows that while the full-time wage disparity has fallen to 20.1% from 24.7% in the last seven years, it is likely to take another 26 years for it to close completely.

Men still take home an average $25,534 more than women annually, according to the WGEA's latest Gender Equality Scorecard.

Germany’s government has introduced a mandatory boardroom quota for women in senior management positions at listed companies.

“Companies can help by creating workplaces where employees don’t feel like they have to be ‘on’ 24/7,” says Arianna Huffington.

Women are told to "lean in" and be confident if they want promotions. But where's the proof this advice works?

Recognising the value of ‘token’ individuals within the workplace can broaden perspectives and improve the performance of teams.

In a budget that left Treasury with a $1 trillion deficit, the $240.4 million pledged to supporting women has been judged as dismal.

Let's take a closer look at what Australian print media narratives do, don’t, and should, tell us about gender diversity in our workplaces.