What is the Gender Pay Gap?
In Australia, the gender pay gap is usually calculated on full-time weekly earnings before tax and excludes factors like overtime and pay that is salary sacrificed. The gender pay gap does not take into account part-time workers’ earnings and it gives us a value that is comparing like with like.
How big is the gender pay gap?
The gender pay gap is currently 17.5%.15.9%. Despite small fluctuations over time, this figure remains virtually unchanged in almost 20 years; in fact, in 1994 the gap was smaller.
Why is there a gender pay gap?
The causes of the gender pay gap are complex and often interrelated. Australian studies have highlighted the important roles played by:
- discrimination or unconscious bias (link)
- the different amount of paid and unpaid care work that women and men do
- the different industries in which women work compared to men and the under-valuation of the occupations in which women are largely employee
(e.g. in caring and personal service roles) - the way pay is set.
For links to fact sheets and background information about the pay gap and also has links to our pay equity workshops visit: https://www.wgea.gov.au/learn/about-pay-equity
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