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May

The median total pay gap across the public service was 7.2 per cent in favour of male public servants. Yet, some of the nation’s most powerful regulators and bodies exceeded that level.

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.

Ninety-eight per cent of Commonwealth employers have policies or strategies designed around flexible working arrangements.

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.

Employees and jobseekers are prioritising workplace gender equality, seeking companies that champion fair and equal opportunities for all employees.

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 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Kate Reader said job sharing a senior role, leading the agency’s digital platforms branch, enabled her to build her executive career while juggling family responsibilities.

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.

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March

Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake warned pushing women into executive positions could backfire.

Women need credible pathways to reach C-suites

Organisations should focus on broadening the diversity pool by providing support and development opportunities to women.

Average total remuneration in the top pay quartile for financial and insurance services is $306,934 but only 36 per cent of people in that bracket are women.

The pay gaps at Morgan Stanley, Barrenjoey, UBS

The gender pay gaps in the top tier of Australian finance are the largest in the country.

The latest gender pay gap release shows that companies that offer higher salaries often also have higher gender pay gaps.

Historic pay data dump gives money men nowhere to hide

Australia’s biggest payers have the biggest pay gaps. Nowhere is this more evident than in financial services, where the money men still dominate.

“Our diverse meritocracy is at the heart of who we are,” says McKinsey local managing partner Wesley Waldon.

‘Unsatisfactory’: US-based firms book biggest gender pay gaps

Law and consulting firms run out of the United States are grappling with the effects of an anti-DEI drive from the US government.

Men taking up a disproportionate share of senior and high-paid roles is a major driver of the gender pay gap.

Five charts that explain the gender pay gap

Men taking up a disproportionate share of executive positions is a major driver of the disparity. These charts offer some interesting revelations.

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Australia’s top-paying companies among worst pay gap culprits

A total of 24 companies pay their top-earning workers $1 million or more, but none of them have a neutral gender pay gap.

Gender data shows any lack of meritocracy is working in favour of men

Hopefully, employers will be able to use the gender pay gap data to counter the backlash from men who complain they are missing out on job promotions.

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Men dominate tech’s best-paid roles, but women are making inroads

Amid the DEI policy backlash, CEOs in the local tech sector have made progress in shrinking the pay disparity between their male and female employees.

Explore how your boss measures up on the gender pay gap

Enter your industry and company in our interactive to see how they measure up.

Mary Wooldridge needs to walk the talk.

If only the WGEA gender agency matched its ideals with action

Have an industry-beating gender pay gap or male-heavy leadership team? WGEA might have some work for you.

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The gender pay gap is not only about the different salaries paid to men and women performing the same work.

The story bigger than the gender pay gap in today’s figures

Among the data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency is the average pay packet at almost every company with 100 or more employees.

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