WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge on the difference between equal pay and the 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.
The gender pay gap sits at 20.1% — and not enough is being done to close it
Men still take home an average $25,534 more than women annually, according to the WGEA's latest Gender Equality Scorecard.
Entrepreneurship needs feminism: How do we close the gender gap in Australian business?
We asked some of Australia's best and brightest entrepreneurs: 'How do we close the gender gap in Australian business?' Here's what they said.
Potato-potato: Treasurer contradicts Minister for Women, claiming gender pay gap has closed
On Monday, Frydenberg announced the good news. On Tuesday, Minister for Women Marise Payne conceded a 14% gender pay gap still exists.
“Paying corporate rates”: Equal work, unequal pay for small business
Equal work for equal pay is the stated goal of many, but new research indicates its not the case for about one-in-two small businesses.
Equal pay for equal work? Why the gender pay gap remains 50 years on
Half a century after we recognised the principle of equal pay for equal work, the gender pay gap and 'women's work' remain.
A growing gap: Why women could be left behind in the age of automation
Automation and artificial intelligence technologies may drastically impact between 40-160 million women’s jobs globally by 2030.
Australia’s equal-pay reckoning: Why public naming and shaming will light a fire
The equal-pay storm clouds have long been gathering on the horizon, and women are pursuing equal pay in spectacular fashion.
Liberal candidate says pay gap exists because women lack interest in “business related stuff”
Liberal candidate for Paterson Sachin Joshi believes the gender gap exists because women lack interest in business skills and responsibilities.
Should SMEs be a bigger part of the gender equality conversation? These founders think so
More research needs to be done to understand gender equality within the SME space, amid concern 40% of the workforce is missing from the conversation.
