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A task force on women's economic equality will recommend the federal government pay superannuation on paid parental leave and improve childcare rules.

In a country where women earn almost 15% less than men on average, there appears to be a long way to go still when it comes to the fight for economic gender equality - on International Women's Day use our interactive map to find out the pay gap for women…

Trust in the Government’s ability to improve the NHS, schools and other public services has plummeted to a record low as the country is gripped by a wave of strikes, a new poll revealed on Monday.

It will now take more than 50 years to reach gender pay parity

Pressure builds for childcare help in budget as Britain slips down global league table for women in work

The nation’s average pay gap widened by 2.4 percentage points to 14.4% in 2021, accountancy giant PwC found in its Women in Work index.

When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last appeared before Congress, in June 2022, inflation had reached a four-decade high of nearly 9% and showed no sign of easing

While inflation showed signs of slowing, it is still far from the Fed’s target. Moreover, a tight labor market strengthens the case for higher rate hikes. Hence, fundamentally strong stocks Stellantis (STLA), General Motors (GM), Textron (TXT), and Modine (MOD), which look well-positioned to whether a market downturn, might be…

After successfully introducing development initiatives and programs to regulate the labor market and improve the contractual relationship between employers and employees, Saudi Arabia has managed to secure first place among the Group of 20 countries (G20) for factor productivity growth in 2022. According to a series of modeled readings issued…