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The other day I was perusing OECD’s dataset on the gender pay gap. The bar representing Australia was disconcertingly far to the right end of the graph; Australia had one of the widest disparities between women’s and men’s earnings in the OECD, at over 14 per cent. Today as I idly find the same graph,…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/02/14/were-winning-for-women/
Women to the front! It was today in 1969 that legendary unionist Zelda D’Aprano chained herself to the Commonwealth building to protest for equal pay for women. You’ll probably recognise this iconic image of Zelda chained to the government building. It’s in history books across Australian high schools, profiled in museums across the nation and…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/21/zelda-daprano-equal-pay-protest/
Australia’s most capped netball coach, Lisa Alexander, says it’s time the “weight of numbers” shifted. The highly experienced former Australian Diamonds boss recently applied for the now-filled senior coaching position at AFL club North Melbourne and was told she wouldn’t be receiving an interview.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/11/25/gender-bias-still-a-big-player-in-sport/
Gen Y and Gen Z are suffering heavily from the COVID-19 pandemic, with new research suggesting their key life milestones have been set back years – or possibly forever.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/11/05/great-australian-dream-slipping-away-for-the-young/
The Morrison Government’s 2020 budget is – *drumroll please*
…bad.
Research shows women are often motivated by one key driver when it comes to managing money – and it’s not their own financial wellbeing.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/03/04/what-drives-womens-money-decisions/
Industry leaders say it’s time the superannuation system was overhauled in order to create a more even playing field for women and low-income earners.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2019/02/01/closing-the-super-gap/
Unfair rostering disadvantages workers in insecure work: unions are calling for for roster justice.
