Fed up with the chore wars,grumpy women are now politically dangerous
Opinion
Gender

Fed up with the chore wars,grumpy women are now politically dangerous

The federal government has been warned:the importance of domestic democracy in underpinning gender equality is one issue that most people agree on. Lack of action could be dangerous.

  • byKristine Ziwica

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Behind the Barilaro saga lies another glaring gender gap

Behind the Barilaro saga lies another glaring gender gap

Spot the woman among the NSW government’s appointments to lucrative trade posts.

  • byAlexandra Smith
‘Lost opportunity’:Gender bias stalls progress on closing pay gap

‘Lost opportunity’:Gender bias stalls progress on closing pay gap

Women are being paid an average of $2.55 less per hour than men,more than a third of it for no other reason than their gender,a new report has found.

  • byJosh Gordon
The ‘motherhood penalty’:Women’s wages drop for up to a decade after birth

The ‘motherhood penalty’:Women’s wages drop for up to a decade after birth

A Treasury analysis shows Australian mothers earn less than half of their pre-birth wage in the five years after childbirth. That’s worse than for women in the US,UK,Denmark and Sweden.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun
Women lawyers outnumber men in NSW but earn less at every age

Women lawyers outnumber men in NSW but earn less at every age

Thirteen per cent of female solicitors aged between 35 and 39 reported earning more than $250,000,compared with 19 per cent of men.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Men:Talk less,smile more to help fix equality deficit
Opinion
Opinion

Men:Talk less,smile more to help fix equality deficit

There’s only one reason why men get the big bucks and the bonuses,while women are overlooked. Men talk – a lot.

  • byJenna Price
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Mining and construction leave WA with nation’s biggest gender pay gap

Mining and construction leave WA with nation’s biggest gender pay gap

The national gap is $40,000 a year for 45-65-year-olds,while female senior executive roles are taking home nearly $100,000 less a year than male counterparts.

  • byTimna Jacks andEmma Young
National gender pay gap analysis paints bleak picture for women

National gender pay gap analysis paints bleak picture for women

The gender pay gap is about $40,000 a year for people aged 45 to 65,while women who reach senior executive roles are taking home nearly $100,000 less each year than their male counterparts.

  • byTimna Jacks
Abortion access in parts of Australia remains ‘very dire’,experts say

Abortion access in parts of Australia remains ‘very dire’,experts say

Accessing abortion is still a postcode lottery for women across regional Australia despite all jurisdictions decriminalising the procedure in recent years.

  • byCarrie Fellner andCharlotte Grieve
When it comes to kids,mothers are saddled with the ‘mental load’
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Parenting

When it comes to kids,mothers are saddled with the ‘mental load’

The particulars of running children’s lives are boundless,enduring,invisible and stressful,but who does it all is rarely measured. New research finds it is almost always mothers.

  • byWendy Tuohy
How Australia is failing its highly educated women
Analysis
Education

How Australia is failing its highly educated women

Australian women are among the most educated in the world. Why are they still so far behind when it comes to pay and opportunity?

  • byJordan Baker