Australian Education Union

Some facts - Pay Equity

Women earn on average ($155 per week) 18.4% less than men;

Women have $3 to the $10 men have in their superannuation accounts;

Women are almost twice as likely to be under-employed than men;

Women are under-represented in senior positions in organisations;

Women are over-represented in industries characterised by casual, part-time and low paid employment;

Work carried out predominantly by women is often undervalued; and

Lack of family friendly work arrangements is a key barrier to full labour force participation for women with caring responsibilities.

The Office for Women (NATSEM) has produced a report that shows how acting to remove the gender wage group could see an improvement to Australia's GDP of around $56 billion per year.

References

ABS 6310.0 August 2007
Clare, Ross.2007 Are retirement savings on track? (Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia).
ABS 6105.0 Australian labour Market Statistics, July 2008
Women hold just 7% of Australia's top earner positions: EOWA Census on Women in Leadership January 2008.
ABS 6310.0 August 2007

This page last updated 22 April 2010

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