Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading?

In this article we consider the current trends in gender pay equity in Australia, identifying the lack of improvement, and indeed the recent deterioration, in the national gender wage ratio. We analyse the gender wage gap by industry, State, and labour force status and consider developments in the r...

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Main Authors: Todd, P., Preston, Alison
Format: Journal Article
Published: National Institute of Labour Studies 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25985
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description In this article we consider the current trends in gender pay equity in Australia, identifying the lack of improvement, and indeed the recent deterioration, in the national gender wage ratio. We analyse the gender wage gap by industry, State, and labour force status and consider developments in the regulatory sphere and social context which have the potential to have an impact on gender pay equity. We conclude with a discussion of the future prospects for the gender wage gap.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-259852017-01-30T12:51:11Z Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading? Todd, P. Preston, Alison In this article we consider the current trends in gender pay equity in Australia, identifying the lack of improvement, and indeed the recent deterioration, in the national gender wage ratio. We analyse the gender wage gap by industry, State, and labour force status and consider developments in the regulatory sphere and social context which have the potential to have an impact on gender pay equity. We conclude with a discussion of the future prospects for the gender wage gap. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25985 National Institute of Labour Studies fulltext
spellingShingle Todd, P.
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Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading?
title Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading?
title_full Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading?
title_fullStr Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading?
title_full_unstemmed Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading?
title_short Gender pay equity in Australia: Where are we now and where are we heading?
title_sort gender pay equity in australia: where are we now and where are we heading?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25985