Gender pay gap

Policy alone won’t get women what they deserve.

As Jane Austen (almost) said: it is a truth universally acknowledged that men (generally) get paid more than women.But do they get paid more than women for doing the same work? That is harder to a

Disparities among male and female college graduates appeared within three years, a WSJ analysis of federal data for 2015 and 2016 graduates shows

Equal Pay Day highlights the gender pay gap that still exists in the UK and working women are still at a disadvantage

In some parts of the country, the wage gap is worsening.

Latest data shows that the gender pay gap in Australia has dropped to 13.4 per cent, but companies are urged to prioritise gender equality.

Some women work just as much after having children, but employers pay them less, too, assuming they will be less committed, research shows.

EU statistics on gender pay gap show the inequalities between wages of men and women, by working profile, economic activity, age, and public/private sector.

The Equality Institute on Instagram: "Women are paid a percentage of a white man’s wage for doing the same work. In Australia, the gender pay gap currently sits at 15.3%. You can educate yourself on why that is here: http://bit.ly/2uq3AHD. Let’s consider how we can close the wage gap for women of all ethnicities and backgrounds - and reach an equal wage for equal work.⠀"

Women have made great strides toward equality with men in both their personal and their professional lives. There is, however, a glaring lack of action and change in a critical area – pay. Using data from 2017, the federal government reports that the median annual pay of women who work full time is 20 percent less than the median annual pay of men who work full time. That means that for every dollar a man is paid, a woman is paid only 80 cents.