Women in the NSW public sector earn almost $4000 less than men,a new report says,and the gap doubled over the past 12 months.
Structural changes to childcare and parental leave policies,rather than more education,are needed to help more women into the workforce,economic modelling finds.
The first female Rip Curl boss,Brooke Farris is riding a COVID-inspired surfing boom that’s seen more people than ever,not least women,take to the water.
To make us less tired,advocates are proposing more childcare,so we can work more.
The pandemic has exposed geographical fault lines in our biggest cities along which inequalities of opportunity,wealth and income are entrenched and growing.
Australia shamefully ranks 50th on the Global Gender Gap,a drop of six places from last year. For a sobering comparison,consider New Zealand ranks 4th.
ARA chief executive Paul Zahra says the most effective way to close the gap in super balances is to remove barriers to women wanting to get back to work.
If you have a child and want to make use of parental leave arrangements you are not guaranteed to be paid super.
Job numbers in NSW plunged by 36,400 in July with women’s employment accounting for 85 per cent of the decline.
Australia’s gender pay gap worsened before the latest lockdowns,largely due to wages surging in the male-dominated construction industry.
Female representation on ASX200 boards has jumped from 8.3 per cent in 2008 to 33.4 per cent in 2021.