‘You’re looking in the wrong places, at the wrong faces’: A recap of the government’s Women’s Job Creation Forum
Kristine Scheul reflects on the virtual Women’s Job Creation Forum hosted by Minister for Women Marise Payne.
For every month of the pandemic, Australian women are losing one year of progress towards gender equality
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman's latest economic gender equality report highlights the pandemic’s ongoing impact on women.
About 14% cheaper: Meet the recruitment platform saving employers money by only listing women
Today marks the launch of PinkJobs, a platform aiming to help founders develop their startup at a lower cost by only listing women.
Potato-potato: Treasurer contradicts Minister for Women, claiming gender pay gap has closed
On Monday, Frydenberg announced the good news. On Tuesday, Minister for Women Marise Payne conceded a 14% gender pay gap still exists.
‘A shameful legacy’: We’re setting up working-age Australians to be worse off than older generations
We’ve become used to each new generation of Australians enjoying a better standard of living than the one that came before it. Until now.
“Paying corporate rates”: Equal work, unequal pay for small business
Equal work for equal pay is the stated goal of many, but new research indicates its not the case for about one-in-two small businesses.
Australia’s equal-pay reckoning: Why public naming and shaming will light a fire
The equal-pay storm clouds have long been gathering on the horizon, and women are pursuing equal pay in spectacular fashion.
ABS data: Mining and utilities dominate Australia’s highest-paying industries as gender pay gap persists
Australia's highest-paying industries and the size of Australia's gender pay gap have been revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Superannuation crackdown for small businesses under new laws for dodgy operators
A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.
The average Australian chief executive earns $4.75 million each year, but are they worth it?
Bosses may bring a wealth of experience and advanced skill sets to their roles, but does this warrant a salary 78 times that of their workers?
Small business urged to do more to promote women in business as wage disparity hits 20-year-low
Research suggests Australia is still 37.5% short of a economic equality for women in business, prompting advocates to call on small business to do more.
Scott Morrison “open-minded” about pay transparency, following Labor’s announcement of parent-focused superannuation plan
The Morrison government hasn’t yet completely ruled out a push to force companies with more than 1000 employees toward pay transparency.
