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.
Profiles When a taste for beer turns into a career: Meet Little Creatures head brewer Jody Thomas Like many university students Little Creatures head brewer Jody Thomas was passionate about beer but unlike most others she forged a career out of it.
News & Views The case for closing the pay gap in sport has never been clearer Major sporting bodies commit to closing the pay gap in sport for female athletes. Given the NRL loses sponsorship revenue for bad behaviour it’s timely.
News & Views Progress is too slow & the road is still too long but women have made gains As 2019 kicks off, Trish has resolved to take a glass-half-full look at things and celebrate some of the progress women have made.
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.
News & Views ‘Slow & steady’ improvements but men still earning average 21.3% more than women The latest WGEA data shows that while we might be moving in the right direction the pace of change for women is glacial and there are potholes aplenty.
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.
Leadership Chief executives earn 78 times more than workers. Are they worth it? The average yearly salary of an Australian chief executive is $4.75 million. Should chief executives earn 78 times more than workers?
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.
Profiles ‘It’s revolutionary’: Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer on the interest in women’s sport Kate Palmer was the first female CEO appointed to Sport Australia and says the growing interest in women’s sport is revolutionary.
News & Views 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 it’s not expected to close the gender pay gap.
News & Views CEOs earning exorbitant salaries is one thing. How those organisations treat staff & operate is another The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors released its annual report showing how much a CEO gets paid for running an ASX listed company.