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Even with new efforts from the government, the gender pay gay remains stark in many industries.

For the rest of the year, half of us will work for ‘free’. Here’s why

A dark day on Australian calendars came around recently. It’s not officially marked down, and no alerts are issued, but it’s one we should all remember.

  • Victoria Devine

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Many TPG email accounts were transferred to another service provider to save costs.

Part-time on way out as Australians opt for ‘flexible work’ instead

Women are voting with their feet in a move to flexible full-time rather than traditional part-time work, a significant snapshot of Australian workplaces reveals.

  • Hamish Hastie
The rise in working from home has benefited some types of workers more than others.

Flexible work is a business benefit – and looks like it’s here to stay

There have always been good and bad aspects to part-time work. But its nature has changed significantly recently – and it’s potentially to employees’ benefit.

  • Alan Duncan
The gender pay gap may be improving, but women still earn nearly 12 per cent less than men.

Women work 50 days extra to equal men’s pay. Here’s a way to fix that

For every dollar an average man earns, the average woman makes just 89 cents. I don’t know about you, but that also makes me think: challenge accepted.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Imogen Crump went viral for breaking off mid-sentence on live TV to apologise for her hot fush. Even so, she says she has never performed better at work than in mid0life.

Is menopause killing women’s work, or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide

Claims that large numbers of women are quitting the workforce early because menopause is not supported are unfounded and being pushed as fact, risking women’s economic security, critics say.

  • Wendy Tuohy
He’s just Ken: Ryan Gosling’s epic Barbie ballad has racked up over 100 million streams.

What the hell is wrong with men? Yes, it’s a multiple-choice question

It’s a question that researchers and, let’s face it, women, have been asking for decades.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Cross-class friendships have a stronger impact on future incomes than school quality, family structure and job availability, the study has found.

The Albanese government doesn’t just like women, it needs them

Women voters are growing increasingly progressive which makes them appetising prey not just for Labor but for the Greens and the teals.

  • Jacqueline Maley
New research shows there is a pay gap between men and women working in the same occupations.

Same age, same experience, less pay. But it’s not for the reasons you might think

Australian research has found differences in pay within occupations make up the bulk of the gender pay gap – not women working part-time or in lower-paid occupations.

  • Rachel Clun
Hairdressers are among those who should be given a 9 per cent pay boost, the ACTU says.

Unions push for 9 per cent pay boost in sectors dominated by women

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is calling for the significant pay boost to be applied to awards in largely feminised occupations.

  • Angus Thompson
Successfully negotiating a pay rise often comes down to when and how a person asks.

How to nail a pay rise request? For women, it’s the $26,393 question

One of the most popular myths as to why women are paid less is that we’re too polite to ask for a pay rise. But research paints a very different picture.

  • Michelle Battersby

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