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The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) report sheds light on both progress and challenges in the fight for pay equity. While the national gender pay gap has narrowed to 19%, it still translates to an annual shortfall of $18,461 for women compared to men. Continued action is crucial for achieving true gender equality in the workplace. Find out what your organisation can do. #GenderEquality #PayEquity #WorkplaceProgress

Transparency breeds progress! It's about time we shed some light around the gender pay gap for firms across Australia. This data is crucial for driving meaningful change towards gender equality in the workplace. Hopefully these insights will be used as a catalyst for continuous improvement towards closing the gap! #genderquality #workplaceequality #progress #genderpaygap https://lnkd.in/dyhtYAxb

Today is a significant day for Australia as @workplace gender equality agency publishes median gender pay gap data of private employers for the first time. We welcome and support this level of transparency to help drive progress and action toward advancing gender equality in the workplace and society in Australia. Although we are aware that we still have a long way to go to close our median gender pay gap, we're proud of the steady incremental progress we've made in reducing our pay gaps over time and this will continue to be a key area of priority for us. You can find our comprehensive Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement 2022/2023 for Jacobs Group Australia at https://lnkd.in/gYhWXq2Z. The statement reveals the details of our gender pay gaps, key drivers, and the sustained actions and initiatives we're taking to close them. #OurJacobs #GenderPayGapReveal #EmployerGenderPayGaps #TogetherBeyond

Understanding the Gender Pay Gap: What the Latest Data Reveals Australia's gender pay gap persists, with women earning an average of 21.7% less than men. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data offers critical insights into this complex issue. Key takeaways from our recent blog post: ✅ It's not about equal pay for equal work (that's been law for decades). This is about systemic inequality in how we value work. ✅ Industries and businesses can be compared publicly. How does your workplace stack up? ✅ Businesses with more women in leadership roles tend to have smaller pay gaps. Why should you care? The gender pay gap impacts everyone – businesses, employees, and society. Read the full blog to learn more and find ways to drive change: https://lnkd.in/eFEdAxG2 #genderpaygap #genderequality #equalpay #womeninbusiness #diversityandinclusion #leadership #inclusion #workplace #hr #genderequity #australia #business #management #diversity #feminism #leadership #equality #socialjustice #inclusionmatters #womeninleadership #womenempowerment #equity #wagegap #futureofwork #humanresources #canberra

Today is historic. For the first time, organisation's will have their gender pay gaps exposed with the public release by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency results. And while I am sure some of the gaps will look large, the bigger issue for Australia is the occupational segregation and gender norms that persist. Allison Monahan (Austing) makes a case in this article for fundamental change here to enable better female representation. #genderpaygap #genderequality https://lnkd.in/gY9AKgVC

Sharing our Gender Pay Gap Report 2023-2024 📄 We are pleased to share the publication of our Gender Pay Gap Report for 2023-2024. This comprehensive report reflects our unwavering dedication to transparency and equality within our organisation. It not only highlights the progress we've made, but also identifies areas where we aim to improve, demonstrating our commitment to fostering a workplace culture that values and supports gender equality. At Wilson James, we are committed to embedding diversity as a cornerstone of our business. By openly addressing our gender pay gap and striving to close it, we're not only fulfilling our legal obligations but ensuring we live by our core values. We recognise the importance of creating an environment where everyone, regardless of gender, feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. This report is a testament to our ongoing efforts to build a more inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and barriers are dismantled. We invite you to join us in this journey as we continue to champion gender equality and create a better, more equitable future for all. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eYAfabjG #GenderEquality #Transparency #WorkplaceDiversity #Inclusion

Yesterday Xplore for Success CEO Amanda Webb, Lyn Holt and I attended the National Press Club of Australia to hear the Hon. Mary Wooldridge, CEO of Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) talk about Accelerating Gender Equality in Australian workplaces - a topic very close to our work and hearts. Some of my thoughts and takeaways are below: - The social, wellbeing and business cases for Workplace Gender Equality are well-established and the time for inaction and excuses is over. - The evidence to date shows that targets work for gender equality and everyone benefits. - The Feb 27th publication of gender pay gap data by workplace has stimulated dialogue about, among and within workplaces. Reports enhance knowledge, generate discussion and action as they show organisations - their leadership and their employees - where they are against their peers. - Next year’s gender pay gap data will include CEO salaries. - Australia has one of the most gender-segregated workforces AND unequal care responsibilities in the world and both of these issues are linked and critical to change. As we shift stereotypes about work, we need to shift stereotypes about care. - We need to remove the career penalties that are associated with women and men taking parental leave. - The thinking that has got us to where we are now is not the thinking that supports us moving forward - we need to rethink what leadership and senior management looks like and how it can be done, (the old excuse of, "That role needs to be five days" no longer cuts it). - New legislation will require organisations over 500 people to commit to targets for gender equality and non-compliance will exclude companies from Government contracts. #workplacegenderequality #genderequality

Employers may soon have a legislative requirement to make progress on the gender pay gap. More so, candidates and business partnerships should also pay a keen eye to businesses pay gap progress, it is well known that business with equality and women in leadership positions out perform those that don’t. We firmly believe that being proactive with policies such as offering job share and flexible working keeps women in leadership positions as they move through chapters of their life and career. #wgea #paygap #payequality #jobshare #hiring

The gender pay gap is a big problem that means women often earn less money than men for the same work. This issue affects many things, including how much money women can save for when they retire. For example, I found out I would have to work 10 more years than my husband just to have the same amount of retirement savings. That's not fair, right? The University of South Australia (UniSA) is doing important research to understand why this is happening and how we can fix it. By supporting this research, we can help find solutions to make sure everyone gets paid fairly, no matter if they're a man or a woman. This way, we can all look forward to retiring with enough money, without anyone having to work extra years just to catch up. #paygap

Workplace Gender Equality Agency's publication of gender pay gap data is a new and important level of transparency aimed at advancing gender equality in Australia.   For a number of years now, we’ve been undertaking and disclosing our pay gap data analysis as part of our annual and sustainability reporting.   We’ve also been taking action to drive change and addressing gender bias, pay equity, women in leadership, workplace flexibility, support for parents and carers and family and domestic violence. But we know there is so much more to do. Our first gender pay gap employer statement shares insights into the underlying drivers of our median gender pay gap and the ongoing actions we’re taking to reduce the gap. #genderequality https://lnkd.in/g7HnkWse