Equal Pay Day 2020

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Using ABS labour force data, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has calculated that women must work an additional 59 days a year to earn the same annual salary as men.

Last Friday 28th August was declared Equal Pay Day because it was the 59th day since the end of the 2019/20 financial year.

The national gender pay gap is unchanged from last year and stands at 14%. In some industries, the gender pay gap averages 24.1%.

Using WGEA data, the full-time total remuneration gender pay gap shows that men working full-time earn nearly $26,000 a year more than women working full-time.

$26,000 a year! Who would you rather be?

You can find the WGEA’s insights here: https://www.wgea.gov.au/data/wgea-research/gender-equity-insights-series .

It’s worth noting that gender equality is good for individuals, good for families and good for business. It’s just also the decent thing for workplaces to do.

Women have a role to play too. The WGEA suggests that women should learn to negotiate their salaries and know their value. My Sustainable Negotiation coaching course has been designed specifically for this.

Get in touch in you want more information or to hear some of the success stories.

Australia’s gender equality scorecard

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The latest results from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency have been released today. You can view them here: https://wgea.gov.au/

In good news, the gender pay gap is moving in the right direction. However, with a drop of only 0.5 percentage points, the national average gap of 20.8% will take decades to close.

On average, men out-earn women by more than $25k per annum and, in some industries, the gender pay gap has taken a backward step. Most notable is the Health Care and Social Assistance industry, where the gap has increased in 2018-19 by 1.2%.

I have a proven track-record in helping women negotiate higher salaries, promotions and different working conditions. Get in touch if you’d like to hear more.

[Un]Equal Pay Day

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Using ABS labour force data, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has calculated that women must work an additional 59 days a year to earn the same annual salary as men.

Today, Wednesday 28th August, has been declared [Un]Equal Pay Day because it is the 59th day since the end of the 2018/19 financial year.

While the national gender pay gap has reached its lowest level in 20 years, at 14% it is still far too high. The WGEA has a range of suggestions for closing the gap, including the advice that women should learn to negotiate their salary and know their value.

My Sustainable Negotiation coaching course has been designed specifically for this. Get in touch in you want more information or to hear some of the success stories.