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MEDIA RELEASE: New WGEA report brings most comprehensive analysis of gender equality in the Commonwealth public sector

Tackling the ‘pipeline problem’ in construction requires more than employer action

WGEA will publish employer gender pay gaps on 27 February 2024

Gender pay gap falls 1.1 percentage points to new low of 21.7%

MEDIA RELEASE: New data shows Australian workers face a ‘part-time promotion cliff’

A ‘part-time promotion cliff’ is limiting career progression for Australians who work part-time, or want or need to move to part-time work, according to new analysis released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Equal Pay Day 2023: Call for employers to eliminate the barriers for women in the workplace

Lowest ever national gender pay gap good result but still more to be done

MEDIA RELEASE: What's Missing Matters on 2023 Equal Pay Day

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has announced that Equal Pay Day for 2023 will be August 25, with women in Australia working for 56 days after the end of the financial year to make up the difference caused by the gender pay gap.

Equal Pay Day 2023

WGEA statement on Closing the Gender Pay Gap Bill