There’s one thing large employers can start doing immediately to help reduce the gender pay gap: ban hiring managers from asking job candidates what they currently earn. The theory goes that suc…
‘Young girls like me expect equality’: 12yo Lilian Reynolds pens epic plea for equal pay in sport
Lilian Reynolds has just turned 12 and is passionate about equality in sport. Having played soccer in Launceston, Tasmania for six years, she can’t accept that elite sportswomen are paid less than men…
Secret deodorant donates $529,000 to US women’s soccer team in push for equal pay
Secret, a sponsor of the US Women’s National Soccer team, is publicly supporting the World Cup winning team’s ongoing crusade for equal pay. The deodorant brand has announced a $529,000 donation to th…
Pharmaceutical companies focused on closing gender gap. But what’s the bottom line?
Last month, the Pharma Australia Gender Equity group released its findings on research conducted last year to tackle gender inequality within the pharmaceutical industry in Australia. The report found…
‘You’re excluding people’: Megan Rapinoe’s powerful message to Donald Trump
When CNN host Anderson Cooper asked what message she had for the US President, Megan Rapinoe barely hesitated. The co-captain of the World Cup winning US soccer team Megan Rapinoe looked straight down…
How equal pay for women in sport went mainstream
The moment the US team secured their fourth World Cup title will be remembered in years to come for the crowd’s response as much as the team’s proficiency on the pitch. As the siren signalled the end …
US wins World Cup & spurs call for equal pay
The US Women’s Soccer team has snagged their fourth championship win Sunday night at the Women’s World Cup after defeating The Netherlands in a fiery battle with a 2-0 win. The most lively point of ta…
Why I’m optimistic that Australia’s equal pay reckoning is coming
Elsewhere in the world, women are going back to the barricades in pursuit of equal pay in spectacular fashion. Yet here in Australia, the 50th anniversary of the first major national equal pay case re…
Enough with the data. It’s time to double down to end gender inequality
Almost every day when I open my browser to read the latest news, I see more statistics articulating the extent of gender inequality in this country. The pay gap, the lack of female business leaders, d…
Women at least 12 years off financial equality in Australia
The latest Women’s Index is out and while Bianca Hartge-Hazelman would love to report that the push for economic equality is getting easier, the truth is anything but. She shares more from the finding…
