News & Views Aged Care workers to get 15 per cent pay rise Up to 300,000 aged care workers in the country will receive a 15 per cent interim pay rise — an extra four dollars per hour.
World China’s attempts to tackle gender inequality in workplace with latest legal amendments China’s top legislative body passed an amendment to the Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law in an effort to improve gender equality.
Work Style Why powerful and privileged men need to stop telling us to get back to the office full-time Elon Musk made headlines in June this year by telling his employees to return to the office or “pretend to work somewhere else”. He was criticised for being out of touch with what the average worker was juggling.
News & Views Complex possibilities behind billing differences between female and male surgeons Female plastic surgeons earn much less than their male counterparts, and the reasons are more complex than you might think.
News & Views Virgin Atlantic staff can now wear any gender uniform of their choice The crew, pilots and ground staff of Virgin Atlantic will now be permitted to wear uniforms originally designed for either genders.
Tech Apple CEO Tim Cook says still “not enough women at the table” – including his own CEO Tim Cook believes the tech industry “will not achieve nearly what it could achieve” until it diversifies, and gets more women into it.
Work Style Why we need to squash our prejudice against part-time work There are not enough part-time roles out there, and employees who do manage to access them tend to experience part-time work as a temporary holding pattern.
Screen Leo’s Law of breaking up with women when they reach 25 reflects Hollywood’s devaluing of ageing women Leonardo DiCaprio’s past girlfriends have been under 25. So, what does this reflect about our devaluation of ageing women?
News & Views Single, child-free women out earn single, child-free men In the US, single women without children are earning more than single, child-free men, new research reveals.
Money US study finds male freelancers paid 48 per cent more than women Female freelancers working the US gig economy are being paid much less than their male counterparts, new research shows.
News & Views New plans in the making to tackle teacher shortage in NSW An alarming record of teachers are leaving the education profession, but a new initiative could reverse this trend of teacher shortage.
News & Views Liberal Party may need a ‘temporary quota’ says Senator Linda Reynolds Liberal Party has a ‘women’s problem’ and should be fixed by introducing a “temporary” quota for women, according to Senator Linda Reynolds.
