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More women in management drives decline in gender pay gap, but every industry and almost 3 in 4 employers still have gender pay gap larger than 5% in favour of men.
WGEA's new Data Explorer allows users to explore and compare national, industry and employer data across six gender equality indicators.
Find out what the reforms are, what they mean for employers and how this legislation will accelerate change to close the gender pay gap.
Latest Statistics
These are the current statistics in Australia today for workplace equality. Uncover more using the WGEA Data explorer ⬈.
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is the current Gender Pay Gap
of CEO's in Australia are women
of manager roles are part-time
Employer Gender Pay Gaps
The WGEA Gender Pay Gap Analysis Guide helps employers to plan and execute a pay and composition analysis in order to identify the drivers of their gender pay gap.
WGEA's Communications 10 Point guide is for communications teams and company representatives who are responsible for talking to key audiences about your organisation's approach to gender equality.
Employers have the opportunity to provide a Statement that gives context to their gender pay gap results when WGEA publishes employer gender pay gaps in early 2024.
Analysis
The latest WGEA data on workforce participation, women in leadership, the gender pay gap and employer action on workplace gender equality.
Gender Equity Insights 2023 identifies the most valuable actions employers can take to reduce their gender pay gaps.
What causes the gender pay gap? The findings of this report provide crucial knowledge that can help government and business take action.
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