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According to UK Government Equalities Office, men out-earn women on average in three out of four organisations required to report under new gender pay gap regulations.  

Attitudes about gender roles are evolving beyond the traditional ‘female homemaker’ and ‘male breadwinner’ model. However, in practice, there has been little change in Australian households.

Today, 1 June, is the Global Day of Parents, a day to recognise the pivotal role mothers and fathers play in our families, communities and workplaces. 

Each year we calculate the national gender pay gap using the latest Average Weekly Earnings trend series data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), marking the additional days from the end of the previous financial year that women must work, on average, to earn the same amount as men earned that year.

A disparity in the way bonuses are allocated to women and men is a significant contributor to the gender pay gap, Australian and UK data shows. 

This post was written by WGEA Director Libby Lyons, discussing her recent travels and the state of workplace gender equality internationally. 

Australian employers that measure their gender pay gaps are making positive progress in closing gaps between women’s and men’s pay, with leadership accountability being the key ingredient, a new report shows.

More employers are taking action to address pay gaps and gender imbalances that persist across the economy, according to 2016-17 workplace data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

National gender pay gap shows women still undervalued at work

This Mother’s Day, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) is calling on employers to recognise and celebrate the value of mothers in workplaces and across the economy.