Not only do women earn 16-18% less then men working similar jobs, Australian women are also have much lower superannuation pay outs then men as many women move in and out of work to have children. What action is being taken at a government and corporate level to fix this issue? The Australian superannuation is […]
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Post career considerations: why it’s so important to have fulfilling and financially rewarding careers
Posted on 07 September 2010.
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Retirement gender pay gap – why it affects more women than just those with kids and why you need to consider it when making career decisions
Posted on 03 September 2010.
I posted a blog a while back about post-career considerations and why it’s important that we’re active in addressing the pay gap that women will get in retirement, primarily because they take time off paid work to have kids. But with an increasingly aging population, women are usually the first ones to step up to […]
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Firms pay more to keep men than women – new survey reveals
Posted on 03 September 2010.
Okay girls… for those of you working in banking and finance and professional services firms: brace yourself! A survey of 2095 accounting and finance professionals by recruitment firm Marks Sattin Australia found 360 had resigned at least once in the last six months and of those 31 per cent had received a counter offer from […]
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Penelope Trunk, HR blogger says there is NO PAY GAP between men and women, and that this is not a controversial statement. It is, and its also factually wrong…
Posted on 31 August 2010.
“…the reason top-tier female MBAs make less then the men is because of the choice they make, not because of any gender bias”. This is not the only reason why male and female workers do not achieve equal pay and even if it was, women should not be penalized for having children, and should not […]
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Sydneysiders – Invitation to attend “Unhappy hour” for Equal Pay Day on September 4th – Women are paid 18 percent less an hour so you’ll get 18 percent off your food and drink!
Posted on 26 August 2010.
The pay gap between men and women workers isn’t getting better, but women are getting more active and better coordinated to tackle this issue head on. Pay disparity is one of the issues, like many in employing women that has many causes but one of them is definitely the lack of scrutiny applied to the […]
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Even without kids, women still don’t achieve pay parity – and we’re talking $15,000 p.a. less.
Posted on 23 August 2010.
This Catalyzing blog had me cheering along as Ilene challenged men to stop fearing equality and criticized some media outlets for depicting women as mere risk-averse cleaner-uppers. “Is cleaning up a leadership trait?” asked Ilene. “I don’t think so.” Arguing that the main issue to pay equity and equal gender representation is having children is like arguing that a […]
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