The Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) latest national gender pay gap figures saw the pay gap increase for women over the last six months to 14.2%. This means Equal Pay Day 2021 is today, August 31, marking the 61 extra days from the end of last financial year that women, on average, must work to earn the same annual pay as men.
Disconcertingly, that’s two days more than 2020 and 2019, when the figure was 59 days.
The national gender pay gap widened by 0.8%, up from 13.4% last year, with men on average earning $261.50 a week more than women. The increase was largely driven by higher growth in men’s full-time wages, especially in the construction industry.
As part of Equal Pay Day, the Victorian government released a new report – Equal pay matters: Achieving gender pay equality in small-to-medium enterprises – which outlines research carried out by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. It contains 10 recommendations to address barriers to gender pay equality in smaller organizations.
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Disconcertingly, that’s two days more than 2020 and 2019, when the figure was 59 days.
The national gender pay gap widened by 0.8%, up from 13.4% last year, with men on average earning $261.50 a week more than women. The increase was largely driven by higher growth in men’s full-time wages, especially in the construction industry.
As part of Equal Pay Day, the Victorian government released a new report – Equal pay matters: Achieving gender pay equality in small-to-medium enterprises – which outlines research carried out by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. It contains 10 recommendations to address barriers to gender pay equality in smaller organizations.
Continue reading: https://www.startupdaily.net/2021/08/3-women-in-stem-have-their-say-on-the-gender-pay-gap-diversity-and-inclusion-on-equal-pay-day/
