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Gender pay gap narrowing but women still earning average of $25,000 less
Women on average earn $25,534 less than men every year, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s latest gender pay gap report.
Key points:
- The gender pay gap has narrowed slightly, but men still earn more than women in every industry and occupation
- The Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s latest gender pay gap report is based on data from almost 5,000 employers
- More employers are now offering their staff paid parental leave on top of the existing government scheme
The gender pay gap for total remuneration dropped just 0.7 percentage points to 20.1 per cent in the year to March, according to the report.
Women’s average full-time base salary across all industries and occupations was 15 per cent, or $15,144 a year less than men’s.
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