Queensland is the Australian state where the gender pay gap is bigger than the national average

Queensland’s gender pay gap is bigger than the national imbalance with the premier admitting more work needs to be done.

The 2020 Gender Equality Report Cards shows women earned $1485.10 on average per week in the state, compared to men earning $1753.70.

That puts Queensland’s gender pay gap at 15.3 per cent, compared to 14 per cent nationally, said the report released on Wednesday.

Women in the state are more than twice as likely to work part time and also receive almost 33 per cent less…