This is the reality for Australian girls in 2018: Boys earn more in pocket money than them from an early age and when those boys become men–according to the current gender pay gap–they wil…
We must overhaul how we measure the gender pay gap if we ever hope to fix it
I’ve got a problem with the gender pay gap. The most broadly cited statistics used to calculate the difference between what women and men earn, are not quite right. As it stands, the data is ske…
5 reasons why female surf pro Zoe Steyn clearly deserved less than her male equivalent
Disclaimer: Before the trolling commences, this piece is for satirical purposes only. Ladies, ladies, before you get yourself tied up in knots about this picture all over again, let me reassure you t…
Goldman Sachs posts average pay gap of 55.5% (& 72.2% for bonuses)
Spare a thought for the vehement pay-gap deniers of the world. They are occupying territory that is becoming increasingly rickety with every passing day. Refuge for those people who have argued vigoro…
Why the move towards transparency will help shrink the pay gap
A shift is underway when it comes to the gender pay gap in Australia: opaque is on the out and transparency is creeping in. This week two leading professional services firms, Ernst & Young and PwC…
The picture that tells you everything about the best paid CEOs in Australia
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ annual survey of CEO pay reveals the 10 highest paid CEOs in the ASX200 and a single picture, published by Fairfax Media, says it all. Ten CEOs of l…
Further proof the pay gap is not a myth.
Whichever way you cut the ATO’s most recent release of data relating to taxable income, the gap between what men and women earn is stark. The data makes it patently obvious that the gender ̶…
Why the gap in numbers when it comes to the pay gap?
Australia seems to lack consistency when it comes to reporting the difference between what men and women are paid – that is, the gender pay gap. Media headlines and press releases are written for maxi…
Women cricketers in Australia just got a very big pay rise.
Cricket Australia has tabled a ground-breaking remuneration and benefits proposal to the nation’s professional cricketers which will deliver female players an immediate pay increase of 125%. “We…
Top tier female managers earn $93,000 less than their male peers.
A report released today by Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre in collaboration with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency reveals top tier female managers in Australian organisations earn on average $93,…
