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WGEA's 2024-25 Gender Equality Scorecard details the state of workplace gender equality in Australia.
It's full of data and insights into what employers are doing to make Australian workplaces safer, fairer and more equal.
Read WGEA's media release on WEGEA's Scorecard release and how Australian employers are narrowing Australia's general pay gap.
Employers with 100 or more employees report to WGEA each year against 6 gender equality priority areas. Search the database now.
Gender Equality Targets
Find the answers to the most common employer questions about the new gender equality targets legislation.
Employers who achieve gender equality using targets do these things, research finds.
This guide will help you confidently select targets from the menu that are realistic, achievable and meaningful for your workplace.
Publishing employer gender pay gaps
WGEA publishes voluntary Employer Statements with employer gender pay gaps. Find out how to write an effective statement to update the world about your progress in ending the gender pay gap.
Employer interventions at critical times can reduce the gap and improve the ability of women to earn and save for retirement. Here's what you need to know.
Key statistics
These critical data points show how Australia is making progress on improving gender equality in workplaces. Uncover more using the WGEA Data Explorer.
private sector gender pay gap
Commonwealth public sector gender pay gap
of CEO's in Australia are women
Popular employer resources
Book into one of our employer masterclasses to learn how to conduct a gender pay gap analysis, build an action plan, select gender equality targets or design roles for part-time.
WGEA's Gender Pay Gap Analysis Guide helps employers to plan and execute a gender pay gap analysis. This analysis will identify the drivers of the gender pay gap in the workplace.
WGEA's Action Planning Playbook lists evidence-informed actions shown to effectively address areas of gender inequality identified in a comprehensive gender pay gap analysis.
WGEA's Action Planning Tool helps employers find ways they can improve gender equality in the workplace using the information reported to the agency and publicly available on WGEA's Data Explorer.
Employers with 500 or more employees must have a policy or strategy for each of the 6 gender equality indicators. WGEA's GEI policy guides detail the key items employers should have in each policy.
Resources to support employers to develop parental leave policies, encourage men to take up parental leave and support all employees to return to work.
Recent publications
WGEA's review of the evidence and research reveals 7 key actions employers can take to ensure all parents have fair and equal access to parental leave.
WGEA’s Ages and Wages report shows how the gender pay gap impacts women and men at different ages, and how employer interventions at critical times can reduce the gap and improve the ability of women to earn and save for retirement.
The 2025 Gender Equity Insights report finds organisations who take action to improve gender equality have lower staff turnover, more women in leadership and better shareholder value.
Need help with reporting?
This strategy assists relevant employers to understand their obligations and responsibilities under the WGE Act.
Need to report your gender equality data to WGEA? Head to our Reporting Portal to log-in, or register your organisation.
You can find step-by-step instructions, answers to frequently asked questions and help for resolving data issues in the WGEA Reporting Guide.
What we do
Australian private sector and Commonwealth Public Sector employers with 100 or more employees report information to WGEA against 6 gender equality indicators by law each year.
WGEA supports employers to select and meet or demonstrate improvement against gender equality targets.
WGEA publishes key insights reports based on the information employers report to us and summaries of current research on areas of workplace gender equality.
The Workplace Gender Equality Citation encourages, recognises and celebrates employers' achievement and commitment to achieving gender equality in Australian workplaces.
WGEA supports employers to take action to improve gender equality in the workplace with online masterclass learning, direct advisory services and online guides, tools and resources.