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MEDIA RELEASE: New data shows Australian workers face a ‘part-time promotion cliff’

A ‘part-time promotion cliff’ is limiting career progression for Australians who work part-time, or want or need to move to part-time work, according to new analysis released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

New report highlights wide disparity in Australian business’s gender pay equality performance

A new report analysing the gender equality strategies of Australian businesses identifies the most valuable actions employers can take to reduce their gender pay gaps. The eighth report in the Gender Equity Insights series.

Lessons to learn from public sector as new data reveals a gender pay gap half that of Australia’s private sector

Media Release: Stagnant gender pay gap a $26,600 wake-up call for employers to pick up the pace

Progress to close the gender pay gap between Australian women and men has stalled for the first time in 2022, according to the latest annual data released today by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Passage of Respect at Work Bill legislates federal public sector gender equality reporting

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) welcomes the passage of the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 today.

Media Release: Rise in flexible work good for gender equality, but employers cautioned not to just ‘set and forget’

New data on flexible work, reported by employers to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has been released today.

60 days on and Australian women have caught up to men on Equal Pay Day

Monday, August 29, marks the 60 extra days after the end of the financial year that Australian women must work, on average, to earn the same annual salary earned by men.

Meet the gender equality change makers: Leading Australian businesses in 2022 announced

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has today named the latest list of Australia’s Employers of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE).

WGEA welcomes the release of the review of Australia’s national gender equality reporting framework

We welcome the recommendations from the Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. These recommendations draw from leading practice around the world about how to improve gender equality in workplaces.

 

Australia’s new national GPG of 13.8% released; employers urged to take action as IWD approaches

Twelve days out from International Women’s Day, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has today announced Australia’s new national gender pay gap of 13.8%, a drop of 0.4 percentage points over the past 6 months from 14.2%.