Gender pay gap
Opinion
Employment
Why the time is ripe for women to ask for a pay rise
Women’s participation in the workforce is growing, giving them the power to demand higher wages.
- by Kris Grant
Latest
Elena proved she earned less than her male peers, but she still couldn’t make her employer pay
A workplace tribunal found a Melbourne chef was paid unequally, but it couldn’t do anything. Now a legal expert says workers need a better system.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Opinion
Opinion
Millions are watching women’s soccer, so why are the players paid less?
The Matildas’ 2-0 win over Denmark last week pulled in more viewers than the AFL Grand Final, but pay parity in women’s sport is a long way off.
- by Victoria Devine
Analysis
Wage growth
Wage gap narrower as women drive gains in employment
Several factors are contributing to advances, primarily the emergence of more flexible working arrangements.
- by Kris Grant
Opinion
Gender equality
It’s not the wolf at the door that’s driving women to work harder
It’s easy to conclude that more women are having to work more hours just to keep up with the cost of living, but I think that sells women short.
- by Ross Gittins
Fare fighter, pub crawler and feminist: Zelda D’Aprano immortalised in bronze
Equal pay campaigner Zelda D’Aprano began her protests in the 1960s, but as a statue of her was unveiled in Melbourne on Tuesday, supporters said the battle goes on.
- by Cara Waters
Scientists discover women are more competitive with each other than men
Research into the competitiveness between genders has been ongoing for decades and has often been cited as part of the gender pay gap issue.
- by Joe Pinkstone
Businesses to be named and shamed on pay gaps
Workers will be able to compare the gender pay gaps in different workplaces from early next year when data for all companies with more than 100 employees is published online.
- by Rachel Clun
Women’s World Cup prize money tripled, Visit Saudi plan scrapped
FIFA has boosted the prize money for this year’s Women’s World Cup to $US152 million, but it’s still less than what men received last year.
- by Graham Dunbar
Opinion
For subscribers
The one thing we could do on International Women’s Day to advance gender pay equity
Knowledge is power, and until women realise they are underpaid, there is little they can do about it.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Sunday Life
We are among the best-educated in the world. Why are workplaces failing us?
Australia has fallen from 13th to 70th for women’s workplace participation and achievement. Surely such a criminal waste of talent ought to be cause for radical action.
- by Jane Caro