Bad news: public sector gender pay equity isn’t there yet. Good news: at least it’s better than the private sector.
Tag: gender-pay-gap
City of Sydney closes gender pay gap
The City of Sydney has achieved an overall 7.8 per cent pay gap in favour of women.
Blueprint for gender equity
By Angela Dorizas Governments must set gender equality targets for government boards and amend procurement procedures to encourage equal opportunity, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has said. At the launch…
Thousands rally nationwide for gender pay equity
Equal pay supporters in Sydney. Image: Australian Services Union. Thousands of people rallied across the country on Thursday in what was Australia's biggest equal pay march since the 1970s. Organised by the Australian Services…
Federal funding a boon for local government women
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government has committed $490,000 for a range of projects to improve the participation of women in local government. Local Government Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister…
Ambassadors for women in local government announced
By Staff Writer The national steering committee for the Year of Women in Local Government have selected 21 ambassadors for next year’s celebrations. Over the next 18 months, ambassadors from…
New alliance calls for equal pay
Working women still earn 17 per cent less than men, says the Equal Pay Alliance. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas A new alliance has called on government to close the…
Appeal to councils to end gender inequality
By Staff Writer Local government should play a greater role in pursuing national gender equality, according to the federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick. Speaking at the Australian Local Government’s…
The gender agenda on International Women’s Day
“In relation to gender pay equity in Australia we still seem to be operating in an environment of bubble skirts and ‘choose life’ t-shirts – we’re still at the beginning…