Women are voting with their feet in a move to flexible full-time rather than traditional part-time work,a significant snapshot of Australian workplaces reveals.
There have always been good and bad aspects to part-time work. But its nature has changed significantly recently – and it’s potentially to employees’ benefit.
For every dollar an average man earns,the average woman makes just 89 cents. I don’t know about you,but that also makes me think:challenge accepted.
Claims that large numbers of women are quitting the workforce early because menopause is not supported are unfounded and being pushed as fact,risking women’s economic security,critics say.
It’s a question that researchers and,let’s face it,women,have been asking for decades.
Women voters are growing increasingly progressive which makes them appetising prey not just for Labor but for the Greens and the teals.
Australian research has found differences in pay within occupations make up the bulk of the gender pay gap – not women working part-time or in lower-paid occupations.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is calling for the significant pay boost to be applied to awards in largely feminised occupations.
One of the most popular myths as to why women are paid less is that we’re too polite to ask for a pay rise. But research paints a very different picture.
More people are being encouraged to talk about and take advantage of a little-known feature of our superannuation system.
Expensive gifts are a lovely way to show your love,but supporting their long-term financial independence is even better.