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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

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According to the WGEA, women earned $1653.60 per week on average in 2023, which worked out to be $253 less than men.

How we can fight to help women achieve pay parity in the workplace

On Tuesday morning, there’s likely to be some awkward conversations as the latest gender pay gap data is released. But it can also be an opportunity.

  • Victoria Devine
Adama Bull in the Paragon section of Identity, which will be interrupted by industrial action on Friday.

Australian Ballet dancers to take first industrial action in 42 years

In a rare move, dancers at the country’s leading ballet company will take a stand on Friday night as an ongoing dispute over pay escalates.

  • Karl Quinn
Kris Grant, the chief executive of recruitment firm ASPL Group says skilled workers are in a strong position to negotiate a pay rise

More than 400,000 job vacancies put workers in box seat

This could be as good as it gets to negotiate a pay rise, with job vacancies 10 per cent higher than last year.

  • John Collett
With the gap between male and female wages in Australia remaining vast, women are getting short-changed when it comes to their pay packets.

Five ways to secure gender pay parity from your workplace

The gap between male and female wages in Australia remains vast, and women are getting short-changed when it comes to their pay packets.

  • Kris Grant
Our new podcast It All Adds Up has officially launched!

How to set a money goal (that’s not just having more of it)

On this week’s episode of our new podcast, It All Adds Up, we’re helping you to identify your money goals.

  • Jessica Irvine and Dominic Powell
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Our new podcast It All Adds Up has officially launched!

‘Know your worth’: How to ask for – and get – a pay rise

On this week’s episode of our new podcast, It All Adds Up, we’re getting you a pay rise.

  • Jessica Irvine and Dominic Powell

How to ask for a pay rise in today’s red-hot jobs market

You’re not bothering your boss with your pay request; you’re actually engaging them in a mutually beneficial conversation about how to retain you as a valued employee.

  • Jessica Irvine
Illustration: Dionne Gain

My experience is relied on but never acknowledged. What can I do?

This week, a questioner is tired of being relied on so heavily without credit, often by higher-paid colleagues.

  • Dr Kirstin Ferguson

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/how-to-get-a-pay-rise-1mtg