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Why the gender pay gap will get worse before it gets better
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28 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
This week on The Fin podcast, Boss editor Sally Patten and reporter Hannah Wootton on why the gender pay gap exists, who are the worst offenders and what can be done to fix it.
Further reading:
Bonuses, overtime drive 19pc gender pay gap
The median pay gap at businesses with 100-plus employees has been revealed for the first time and professional services and banks recorded some of the worst disparities.
These companies nailed the gender pay challenge. It wasn’t easy
Companies such as Super Retail Group, Wesfarmers, PwC and Cotton On have the most balanced pay rates between men and women employees.
Family choices explain part of gender pay gap, say bosses
Corporate leaders say women taking more family responsibilities makes the dominance of men in the highest-paid roles difficult to shift. But some female directors said women “deciding” to take on lower-paid work was a “false choice”.
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Further reading:
Bonuses, overtime drive 19pc gender pay gap
The median pay gap at businesses with 100-plus employees has been revealed for the first time and professional services and banks recorded some of the worst disparities.
These companies nailed the gender pay challenge. It wasn’t easy
Companies such as Super Retail Group, Wesfarmers, PwC and Cotton On have the most balanced pay rates between men and women employees.
Family choices explain part of gender pay gap, say bosses
Corporate leaders say women taking more family responsibilities makes the dominance of men in the highest-paid roles difficult to shift. But some female directors said women “deciding” to take on lower-paid work was a “false choice”.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Mar 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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