The contrast is stark. The front page of Monday’s Courier Mail declares it’s time for “Fair Pay for Play”, with a report outlining a historic commitment from major sporting bodies to promo…
Progress is too slow & the road is still too long but women have made gains
As an employment lawyer and consultant specialising in diversity, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about equality in the workplace. As 2019 kicks off, I’ve been thinking (again) in partic…
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. That’s a…
‘Slow & steady’ improvements but men still earning average 21.3% more than women
If you are seeking evidence that women in Australia are accelerating towards equality in the workplace with any great speed the latest figures from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) are sobe…
This employer has an overall pay gap in favour of women, but finds work still to do
It’s unusual to find an employer with a gender pay gap that swings against men but the City of Sydney is one such outlier that makes the cut, with an overall 7.5 per cent pay gap in favour of wo…
Chief executives earn 78 times more than workers. Are they worth it?
Did you know October 16 was Boss Appreciation Day? Neither did I. Is it a date to add to your calendar? Maybe not. Even in the US where it’s a recognised day, qualitative survey by Olivet Nazarene Uni…
Numbers rise but pay gap persists for women in architecture
There’s been a strong jump in the number of female architects, but the gender pay gap persists in the profession, along with a pattern of attrition that’s seeing women dropping out of the …
‘It’s revolutionary’: Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer on the interest in women’s sport
Fifteen years ago Kate Palmer was speaking at a conference when she made a suggestion that people stop talking about ‘women’s sport’ and simply talk about sport. It was met by silence and then critici…
Property won’t fix the gender pay gap
Women are likely to become wealthier from owning more Australian property over the next five years but don’t expect this to help close the gender pay gap. The number of women buying property to live i…
CEOs earning exorbitant salaries is one thing. How those organisations treat staff & operate is another
This week the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) released its annual report exploring CEO pay in top listed companies. We learned that CEO pay is at a record high, that the top 10 p…
