As real wages fell to record lows at the end of last year,the pay gap for women still remained wide,at 13.3 per cent.
It seems fitting that in the lead-up to International Women’s Day,one of the biggest roles in corporate Australia has been entrusted to 43-year-old mother of two,Leah Weckert.
For every dollar earned by men in 2021-22,women earned about 77 cents. These graphs help explain that disparity.
The NSW Liberal Party couldn’t find a lower house seat for its most senior woman. This is a symptom of a chronic sickness within.
Some businesses are gaining staff – and industry kudos – by creating shifts that fit around the school run,making work more accessible for parents of young children.
“Pay-secrecy” clauses,which forbid employees from disclosing their remuneration,are legal in Australia. But that could all be about to change.
One graph in the Grattan Institute’s report on paid parental leave bluntly illustrates the unequal division of labour in Australian households - and the need for a government scheme to help change it.
Aged care workers will receive the pay boost after the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision in a high-profile wage case backed by the government.
The government is being urged to immediately boost childcare wages as a stopgap to prevent staff from abandoning the haemorrhaging sector.
Policies to change the way Australian men father,work and think about women are promoting “healthy masculinity”,which advocates say will enrich men’s lives.
Gig economy platforms like Uber,Airtasker and DoorDash are being warned they will face tough employment laws from next year if Labor wins the election.