Gender Equality

Lessons to learn from public sector as new data reveals a gender pay gap half that of Australia’s private sector

WGEA statement on Closing the Gender Pay Gap Bill

WGEA welcomes legislative reforms to strengthen workplace gender equality

Media Release: Biennial report on workplace gender equality progress

Minister for Women, Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher, has tabled the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) biennial Progress Report in Parliament today.

Gender equality in the workplace is still a big issue

There's a temptation to read a book like Lessons in Chemistry and think the problems women faced in the 1960s are solved. The opposite is true.

WGEA statement on passage of Respect At Work Bill

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) welcomes the passage of the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 today. 

WGEA welcomes the release of the review of Australia’s national gender equality reporting framework

We welcome the recommendations from the Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. These recommendations draw from leading practice around the world about how to improve gender equality in workplaces.

 

Australian-first research on Indigenous women’s working lives reveals Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mums and carers most at risk at work

A new report out today has for the first time examined the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women inside Australian workplaces, revealing that Indigenous mums and carers are the most likely group to experience discrimination.

International Equal Pay Day: Myth busting the gender pay gap in Australia

In the lead up to International Equal Pay Day on 18 September, WGEA Director Mary Wooldridge wrote this piece published on Lifehacker Australia with five key facts about the gender pay gap in Australia today.

Equal Pay Day: Looking back, looking forward

How did you mark Equal Pay Day this year? Here at WGEA it’s a bittersweet occasion – progress on closing the gap has slowed (and in fact gone backwards this year), but it is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the issues and solutions.