Money

There are early signs that Australian women are bearing the brunt COVID-19 job cuts with financial progress slowing, March quarter Financy Women’s Index.

The people in our community who will be most economically impacted by COVID-19, are those who are already the most marginalised. This means women. 

On episode three of Women are the Business, we learn why it’s imperative for women to start to prioritise their financial independence.

The national gender pay gap is now at 13.9 per cent, a drop of just 0.1 percentage points over the past six months.

Let’s stop the gender wars. Women do not hold the sole responsibility to have children. It takes two to make a baby and it takes a village to raise a child – so why doesn’t government and workplace policy reflect this?

Implementing mandatory super payments during paid parental leave is “one of several things” that need fixing in Australia’s parental leave structure.

Lizzie Kardon launched the spreadsheet to create transparency in early January and over 800 women have now shared their salary details.

The CEO of a Canberra based data solutions company has announced he is offering every employee $1,500 to spend in bush fire affected communities.

The latest study from U.K based site Rest Less has found a staggering 88% increase in insolvencies amongst women aged 65 and over from 2008 to 2018. 

Financy Women’s Index shows Australian women made significant financial progress in the December quarter to finish the decade on a high.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority enforced new barriers for women, leaving them to pay for insurance policies they could receive nothing for.

The country’s largest super fund has teamed up with the Women’s Legal Service Victoria (WLSV) to streamline splitting of funds when relationships cease.