Posts tagged "equality"

The Seafolly brand is synonymous with women's swimwear, but new data shows the Australian-born label has one of the most significant gender pay gaps in the local fashion industry.

Despite the available job vacancies, older people are being kept out of the workforce due to ageism in the hiring process, according to new survey findings.

OneVentures has apologised twice for its International Womens Day post the highlighted men in the VC firm. But is this enough?

Diversity needs to go beyond identity factors, such as someone’s age, sex and nationality. Business leaders must also work on creating teams that are cognitively diverse.

The Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 will be subject to a review led by a team from the department of the prime minister and cabinet.

Australia is facing a skills shortage in the STEM sector, and encouraging diversity in the field could make a start towards addressing it.

Gender equality targets and quotas can help prevent qualified women in the workplace being overlooked in favour of their male counterparts.

The report, which was undertaken by nonprofit Girls in Tech, looked at the ways the NGO’s 40,000 members were coping during the pandemic.

New research on the gender pay gaps of nearly 5000 companies shows that while the full-time wage disparity has fallen to 20.1% from 24.7% in the last seven years, it is likely to take another 26 years for it to close completely.

We cannot fix the past. We can't fix what’s been done or not been done. But we can take a stand and pledge #NotOnMyWatch.

The gender pay gap stands on the precipice of a backwards slide driven by unresolved structural issues now fuelled by the pandemic.

A Google spreadsheet is shining a light on salaries and pay for women in tech in a bid to encourage transparency and tackle the gender pay gap in the industry.