Leadership 5 Things You Need To Know About The Gender Pay Gap The latest stats to help you brush up on your gender pay gap knowledge. By Laura Chung Leadership The latest stats to help you brush up on your gender pay gap knowledge. By Laura Chung Previous article 5 Ways To Improve Your Sleep Hygiene Next article 8 Things FW Is Loving Right Now It’s Equal Pay Day today, which marks the date the average Australian woman must work to make what the average man did the previous financial year. While this is the earliest date in 20 years, it still represents a 62 day pay gap. Progress is being made, but Equal Pay Day should be falling on June 30 every single year. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released new statistics on Australia’s gender pay gap. Arm yourself with five simple facts, and put them in your back pocket for the next encounter with a Gender Pay Gap Denier. 1 Below 15% Matters Australia’s full-time gender pay gap is 14.6 per cent. This is the first time it has dropped below 15 per cent in the last 20 years. 2 Each Week, It Matters Women earn, on average, $244.80 less than men per week. (That’s roughly $12,729.60 a year.) 3 Industries Matter The public administration and safety industry has the smallest pay gap of 5.8 per cent, while the highest is in the financial and insurance services at 26.6 per cent. 4 States And Territories Matter The state you live in could have a higher pay gap (or a lower one). So far, Tasmania and South Australia are superior. WA: 22.4 per cent Northern Territory: 20.5 per cent QLD: 17.3 per cent NSW: 13.7 per cent ACT: 13.1 per cent VIC: 12.2 per cent SA: 9.8 per cent TAS: 9.7 per cent. 5 Age Matters The average gender pay gap is smallest for those 20 and under, increases while employees are between 21-34 year old (remaining at those levels until employees reach 44 years old). The gap peaks at 20 per cent for women aged between 44 and 55. Best of Future Women Relationships Dr Sullivan thought an abusive client had changed. He hadn’t. By Sally Spicer Relationships What Geraldine Bilston wants victim-survivors to know By Sally Spicer Diamond Meet the leaders: Erin Vincent By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Malini Raj By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Azmeena Hussain By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Shannan Dodson By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Elly Desmarchelier By Odessa Blain Equity A sneak peek inside the sold-out budget event By Odessa Blain Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
