Women in minimum wage jobs earn 10% less than their male peers. Wages are systematically lower in jobs more commonly held by women.
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The gender pay gap is declining in Australia, although that probably has more to do with underlying economic conditions than anything else.
The average Australian female artist is better educated than her male counterpart but earns significantly less than him, new research shows. And artists’ incomes are declining in real terms.
Data shows that the gender wage gap can be partially explained by how different skills and psychological traits are treated in the labour market.
Nuns offer a unique insight into how work is divided between the sexes and rewarded accordingly.
New research shows that women are paid 16% less than their male colleagues for making a contribution of the same value to their employer.
An expert who has spent 15 years researching the gender pay gap among actors explains.
Flexible working reduces the likelihood that women cut their hours or leave the labour market after childbirth.
The weakening of collective rights and employment protections has harmed the relative position of women in ways that have offset gains through changing values and individual rights.
The focus should be on supporting women to negotiate fairer pay.
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.
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