What employees earnAccording to an ABS survey from May 2010, the average weekly total cash earnings were $1,010.30 for all employees, $1,192.10 for male employees and $827.70 for female employees. The breakdown between different occupations is particularly enlightening, reports Richard Farmer.
Pay gap
Why is Australia ranked 20th in the world for equal pay?
All the talk of work/life balance for women is simply a sweetener because they aren’t being paid equally, writes Leon Gettler. It’s not just women, men who refuse to play the ‘boys club’ mentality are also loosing out on pay.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The wage gap
Crikey readers get worked up over the wage gap between men and women, new diplomat Brendan Nelson and double dissolution. Plus, Pfizer’s official response.
The wage gap: we’re stuck in the dark ages
New research has found a gender-wealth gap still persists in Australia — irrespective of what work is done, or the industry of employment, writes Jo-anne Schofield.
Much work to do to close the gap on women’s pay
Why is there such a significant pay gap between men and women, considering women are now better educated, more likely to be in paid work and there are measures in place supposedly to deal with prejudice?
