Work & CareersWorkplaceAFR reader pollPrint article‘A bloody disgrace’: AFR readers demand companies reduce pay gapsHannah WoottonColumnistMar 3, 2024 – 5.08pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginMore than 80 per cent of The Australian Financial Review readers say that gender equity benefits companies, with 70-plus per cent believing that firms with large pay gaps between men and women need to proactively reduce them.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAFR reader pollGender pay gapGender equalityWorkplacePayCareersUniversity Executive EducationPowered byLatest In WorkplaceFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Work and careersThe Australian Financial Review Magazine2 top Melbourne creatives join forces for a new restaurantLuke SlatteryMeet the Australian at the helm of a cult New York ice-cream brandThe watches that do more than just tell the timeBOSS Financial ReviewThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AIPatrick DurkinThis executive tripled his salary in 5 years. Here is how he did itHow a banker, coal owner and pokies baron passed the ESG pub testLife & LeisureThis re-released best-selling handbag is now yours for $9450Eugenie KellyDishing the dirt on the world’s best beaujolaisThe must-book new restaurants to dine at this JulyRich ListToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fireHannah Wootton‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensiveBillionaire Geminder mulls asset sales at struggling Pro-Pac business