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"Major new research has found that men are paid more than women in 98% of
occupations, with female workers in Australia typically paid 70 cents for every
$1 earned by their male colleague after a decade in work.
The report also showed that gender segregation in Australian workplaces was
proving stubborn to shift: in about seven in 10 occupations there had been no
progress on gender balance in 15 years.
The 30% average pay gap across workplaces identified in Jobs and Skills
Australia’s new report stretches to nearly 40% for First Nations women.
Megan Lilly, a JSA deputy commissioner, said the fact that men were paid more
than women on average in almost all of the 688 occupations analysed in the
landmark report was even more remarkable when considering the substantial range
of workplaces where women dominate.
Experts blame the persistent gender pay gap in large part on the “motherhood
penalty” – the phenomenon where Australian women’s earnings drop by 55% in the
five years after having their first child.
A higher likelihood of returning to part-time rather than full-time work, and
missed opportunities for promotion during time away, mean that penalty is only
slightly improved 10 years after giving birth.
Less than two weeks out from Jim Chalmers’ economic reform roundtable, Lilly
said “politicians and policymakers need to grapple with these findings and find
strategies and policies to deal with economic inequality”.
“Gender occupational segregation is actually a handbrake on our economy.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
