News & Views Highest paid women in Australia earn $162,000 less each year than men The highest paid men in Australia earn at least $162,000 more than the highest paid women: a new report by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre & WGEA
News & Views The 141 companies recognised as employers of choice for women WGEA has today announced 141 organisations on its 2018/19 Employers of Choice for Gender Equality, recognised for their commitment to promote equality.
News & Views Gender gap widens for female grads with men earning significantly more in some fields Female undergraduates were still starting out on salaries worth less than their male counterparts in 2018, with the pay gap particularly stark in fields like dentistry and architecture.
Politics Tanya Plibersek outlines measures to help close gender pay gap Labor has today proposed new measures to combat the gender pay gap in female-dominated industries, should it be elected to govern in 2019.
Sport More women in sport executive roles? A new program could see just that Sport Australia, along with the AIS, have launched a new program designed to boost the numbers of women in sport executive and coaching roles.
News & Views This employer has an overall pay gap in favour of women, but finds work still to do The City of Sydney is an outlier when it comes to the pay gap, with an overall swing in favour of women, reflecting fact more women are in senior jobs.
Employers Numbers rise but pay gap persists for women in architecture There’s been a strong jump in the number of women in architecture, but the gender pay gap persists in the profession, along with other challenges.
Ed's Blog Pay transparency is power for women and could be a possibility The Morrison Government hasn’t completely ruled out Labor Pay transparency plans forcing companies with more than 1000 employees to act.
Sport Same waves, same pay: World Surf League announces historic move to close gender pay gap The World Surf League announced an historic move today that it will close its gender pay gap by offering female surfers equal prize money.
News & Views End the fear and set targets on men working flexibly: Libby Lyons Fear is holding back gender diversity in the workplace, according to Libby Lyons, Director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Business As a nation, are we setting our girls up for a lifetime of earning less? Greater leadership is needed from government to ensure girls are financially literate. The responsibility can’t fall squarely on individuals and business.
Business We must overhaul how we measure the gender pay gap if we ever hope to fix it There’s a problem with the gender pay gap: The most broadly cited statistics and data used to calculate the difference between the earnings of women and men, are not quite right.