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The Latest Breaking News from gender pay gap

Qantas pays women 37% less, Telstra and BHP 20%. Fifty years after equal pay laws, we still have a long way to go

For the first time, the public can now access comprehensive data on gender pay disparity at Australia’s private companies. Now it’s time for action.

Crikey

Morning Mail: big gender pay gaps revealed, Coalition pulls ahead in poll, police told to sit out Mardi Gras

Landmark data paints stark picture of gulf at leading companies; Anthony Albanese sees trustworthiness fall in latest voter survey

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s gender pay gap explorer: where does your employer rank?

Search the data to find the gender pay gap for any employer in Australia with more than 100 employees

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Revealed: The Hunter employers paying men far more than women

The gender pay gap varies widely across the region.

The Canberra Times

Call for action on gender equity as pay gaps exposed

Australian employers are under pressure to close their gender pay gaps and could face hurdles getting contracts with government if they don't change.

AAP

Dozens of Australian businesses have gender pay gaps above 50%, landmark data reveals

Data showing nearly two-thirds of workplaces have a pay gap that favours men is being published in the hopes of ending disparity

The Guardian - AU

26Th Costume Designers Guild Awards Highlights Gender Pay Gap Issue

The 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards celebrated film achievements and advocated for gender pay equality in the entertainment industry.

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Dutton, read a book — the right to disconnect will help women

Women are more likely to experience burnout than men. Could the government’s new suite of IR reforms change that?

Crikey

How asking a recruit's past salary entrenches pay gap

Employers asking recruits what they currently earn to determine their salaries can reinforce the gender pay gap, business leaders have been told.

AAP

Gender pay gap wider for managers than other job types

Australia is making progress on the gender pay gap yet men in management roles are still earning far more than women managers.

AAP

Australian women are about to find out just how wide the gender pay gap is. Prepare for a rude shock

The heat is on from 27 February, when you’ll be able to find out the difference between how much the median man and the median woman get paid at any large company

The Guardian - AU

Gender pay gaps to be exposed at Australian companies

Employers with 100 or more staff will be forced to publish their gender pay gaps as part of a government push for improved transparency and workplace equality.

AAP

Orkney has the highest gender pay gap in Scotland

The gap stands at almost 25 per cent.

The National (Scotland)

Afternoon Update: Seven paid Bruce Lehrmann’s rent for a year, court hears; prominent Australians sign antisemitism letter; gender pay gap decreases

Lehrmann reveals the Seven Network paid his rent for 12 months as part of a deal for an exclusive interview

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Cultural stigma holds workplaces back as pay gap falls

An increase in the number of women in leadership roles has helped reduce the gender pay gap but cultural change is needed to eliminate it entirely, data shows.

International Business Times UK

Gender Pay Gap for UK Women Aged 40 and Over Predicted to Persist Until Retirement

The gender pay gap in earnings reflects economic inequality about older women entering retirement with lower accrued earnings.

The Conversation

What the autumn statement means for women – three economists explain

This year’s autumn statement was announced by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, on Equal Pay Day – the day that UK women stop being paid when compared with men’s wages, due to the gender pay gap. It’s fitting then that the statement included some measures that could help working women –…

The Guardian - UK

Gender pay gap for UK women aged 40 and over ‘will not close till they are pensioners’

Equal Pay Day report from Fawcett Society blames lack of flexible working in well-paid high-quality jobs

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France 24

South Korea: Where feminism has become taboo

In this special edition, Annette Young heads to South Korea, which, despite its impressive economic record, consistently scores poorly for gender equality among advanced nations. It has the worst gender pay gap among OECD nations, while its traditional workplace culture results in many women giving up their careers after childbirth.…

Evening Standard

Sexism in the City: Sexual harassment still 'prevalent' in Square Mile with victims 'silenced' by use of NDAs

Equality watchdog warns about scale of sexual misconduct in the Square Mile to Commons Treasury Committee investigating 'Sexism in the City'

Evening Standard

Gender pay gap persists in City boardrooms as male directors still earning 70% more than female counterparts

Gender pay gap barely falling at top companies

The National (Scotland)

'Scandalous': Scotland's gender pay gap widening STUC warn amid school staff strikes

THE gender pay gap in Scotland is widening, according to a new analysis conducted by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC).

The Conversation

What the anti-woke backlash against liberal feminism misses about causes like the gender pay gap

This week, thousands of women across Iceland went on strike to demand greater gender equality. That’s right, Iceland: the country that has ranked highest in the world for gender equality for the past 14 years in a row.

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Women and nonbinary Icelanders go on a 24-hour strike to protest the gender pay gap

According to organizers of the strike, women make 21% less than men on average. Immigrant women and women who work in sanitation and with children have some of the lowest wages in the country.

Fortune

The 4-day workweek could be the best way to bridge the gender pay gap–and the companies that have tried it are living proof

Companies such as Kickstarter, Microsoft Japan, and Unilever have proved that a shorter workweek can benefit working mothers–and business results.

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