Same age,same experience,less pay. But it’s not for the reasons you might think

Same age,same experience,less pay. But it’s not for the reasons you might think

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.

  • byRachel Clun

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Meet the mature influencers showing the TikTok generation how it’s done

Meet the mature influencers showing the TikTok generation how it’s done

They were born before the internet was invented,but they’ve taken social media by storm.

  • byAmber Schultz
Start-up sector ‘a breeding ground’ for inappropriate behaviour
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Start-up sector ‘a breeding ground’ for inappropriate behaviour

Investor Elaine Stead says she’s not done banging the drum about Australia’s ‘juvenile’ tech sector.

  • byDavid Swan
Do better on equality or lose $70 billion in government work,minister warns business

Do better on equality or lose $70 billion in government work,minister warns business

Minister for Finance and Women Katy Gallagher said gender equality improvements will be important when it comes to winning government contracts.

  • byRachel Clun
Superannuation has a huge divide. This change will help fix it

Superannuation has a huge divide. This change will help fix it

The government will seek to close a gap in retirement savings between men and women by paying super on top of parental leave.

  • byRachel Clun
Newly separated at 31,I felt like a failure. Anne gave me a new perspective

Newly separated at 31,I felt like a failure. Anne gave me a new perspective

We met over the counter at Dymocks,and despite the 40-year difference in our ages,my friend Anne became my biggest cheerleader.

  • byEmma Darragh
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‘Why not me?’ For the first time in 133 years a woman leads NSW lobby group

‘Why not me?’ For the first time in 133 years a woman leads NSW lobby group

Mustering sheep and cattle after school,Annabel Johnson never imagined she would end up swapping the farm for a CEO’s job with a baby in tow.

  • byCatherine Naylor
How the cost of living crunch is driving Sydney mums back to work
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How the cost of living crunch is driving Sydney mums back to work

Sydney added nearly 19,000 workers aged between 40 and 44 in the year to October 2023,with 60 per cent of them women.

  • byMatt Wade
You can’t joke about sexual fetishes at work – except in state parliament

You can’t joke about sexual fetishes at work – except in state parliament

Macquarie Street’s lower house has long been known as the bear pit for its unruly behaviour,but it is the upper house where the boundaries are pushed.

  • byAlexandra Smith
I’m ashamed to admit I was a secret misogynist
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I’m ashamed to admit I was a secret misogynist

Women,like me,have been pitted against one another forever. I broke free from the sexist thought to which I had so easily succumbed.

  • byJo Pybus
Your survival guide to office parties,snippy colleagues and major suck-ups

Your survival guide to office parties,snippy colleagues and major suck-ups

Ancient wisdom for managing the work silly season? You bet. Follow these rules to get through the summer unscathed (and generally improve your lot at work).

  • byAnnie Lawson