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Female lawyers may be in line for a big pay rise

David Marin-Guzman

Graduate lawyers, academics, actors, architects and book editors are next in line for potentially big gender pay rises after the workplace umpire identified that professionals’ pay may have been historically undervalued.

The Fair Work Commission’s minimum wage panel on Tuesday flagged dozens of jobs in more than 20 awards that require a university degree to be part of the next round of reviews to decide if minimum rates have been undervalued due to gender.

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David Marin-Guzman writes about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at david.marin-guzman@afr.com

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