This Month
Female lawyers may be in line for a big pay rise
Graduate lawyers, academics, actors, architects and book editors are next in line for potentially significant gender pay rises following the minimum wage decision.
May
The 10 occupations targeted by ACTU gender pay blitz
Business will be hit by the next wave of gender pay reviews as unions ask Fair Work to prioritise industries that cover 350,000 workers.
Reserve Bank, Future Fund register big gender pay gaps
Money laundering regulator AUSTRAC is a notable exception when it comes to the big financial agencies, reporting no median gender pay gap.
3 surprising facts about the public service pay gap
These unexpected data points reveal some expansive cultural differences between public and private employers.
Public sector gender pay gap halves, leaving private sector behind
Women in the Commonwealth public sector earn 94 cents for every dollar men earn, a pay gap more than three times smaller than private sector counterparts.
Want equal pay and parental leave? Try the public sector
A new WGEA report shows that equal access to parental leave should be accompanied by reassurances that having caring responsibilities is not detrimental to building a career.
The truth about flexible work and the gender pay gap
Far more women in the public sector work full time – and earn more – because flexible conditions allow them to work and manage caring responsibilities.
Gender pay rises will lead to higher fees, private health warns
Private health providers say increases of up to 30 per cent for health professionals will blow out costs and lead to higher client fees in smaller practices.
Women revolt at NZ government’s pay equity walk-back
A new law announced and legislated inside 48 hours last week has prompted protests by women across the country.
April
Let’s demystify the landmark gender pay cap case
Undervaluing women’s work is partly related to the historical inertia of Australia’s highly regulated wage system.
Ruling to raise gender pay could cost other workers $300 a week
The Australian Services Union will challenge a Fair Work Commission decision due to concerns it perversely sends thousands of social workers’ pay backwards.
‘Game-changing’ rulings grant big gender gap catch-up pay rises
Fair Work has handed down decisions to “free” minimum award rates of historic gender assumptions, raising funding questions for the government.
Commonwealth facing calls to fund nurses’ private sector pay rises
The nurses’ union has called on whichever party wins government to set aside billions to fund pay rises of up to 35 per cent for private sector nurses.
March
Wikramanayake: Diversity is not woke, it’s smart business
Corporate leaders shared stories of success and failure at a dinner honouring the 40th anniversary of Chief Executive Women.
The $1m cost of not asking for a pay rise
Hundreds of thousands – even millions – of dollars quietly disappear over the course of a career. It’s a financial catastrophe in slow motion.
Meet the stay-at-home dads whose wives are killing it at work
Outside parental leave, few men become the primary carer for school-age children. But these fathers have, allowing their partners to continue their careers.
McKinsey solves the gender pay gap this International Women’s Day
Once women have earned their own equality, Elizabeth Arden will also help them celebrate with free lipstick applications.
The secret to a strong economy is women
I’ve seen first-hand that when you tap the talents of the whole population you draw from the very best available. The more capable people we have, the better.
Women need credible pathways to reach C-suites
Organisations should focus on broadening the diversity pool by providing support and development opportunities to women.
Job appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chief
If we give too much air time to DEI’s detractors, people may begin to believe such programs are unwarranted, says Chief Executive Women CEO Lisa Annese.