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Women are making inroads in the gaming industry but progress is slow. We need more flexible workplaces, and perhaps even hiring quotas, to fix the gender imbalance.
Prior to industrialisation in the 19th century, most people worked multiple jobs to piece together a living.
Focusing on the gender wage gap means we don’t address increasing insecure work. Women face both higher unemployment and underemployment rates than men.
A 10% reduction in gender income inequality can boost labour productivity by up to 3%, new analysis finds.
A new £5m scheme to help women back to work after having children is welcome, but it’s a drop in the ocean.
While Clinton’s popular vote win shows progress toward gender equality, her rival’s nomination of just three women to his Cabinet is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done to overcome bias in management.
The long term financial consequences of the pay gap are clear; but could there also been impacts on health?
Even though three women have recently been appointed to powerful positions in Japanese politics, gender parity in the country is a long way off.
Around the world, social change is curiously one-sided.
Misunderstandings about the gender pay gap diminish the importance of its impact, so it’s time to explain the different ways it’s measured.
Pay transparency laws are the latest effort to eliminate the still-yawning gap between the salaries of men and women. Do they work?
A new report has drilled down into how much graduates from particular courses earn. What does it mean for universities?
Australia still rests too heavily on its luck, and not enough on its brains.
Australia’s largest companies are happy to tick gender reporting boxes, but when it comes to pay equity they are largely silent.
A third of adults in the OECD now have a university degree.
It’s not just the gender pay gap that stands to benefit from ending salary secrecy.
With the gender pay gap refusing to go away, it’s time more people were encouraged to discuss their salary openly.
The South African gender pay gap is estimated, on average, to be between 15% and 17%. Employers are benefiting unduly from the historic undervaluing of women’s skills and contributions.
Requiring companies to publish pay rates marks a tougher approach from the government - but it’s still not enough.
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
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Professor, Human Resource Management, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Distinguished Professor of Economics, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Dean of Programs, EM Lyon Business School
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Senior Lecturer at York Business School, York St John University
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Professor of European Politics and Society, University of Bath
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Associate Professor Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
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Professor in Work and Organisation Studies, University of Essex
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Professor of Work and Organisation, University of Essex
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent
