Australia’s gender pay gap has hit a record low – but we still have work to do
- Written by Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
Australia’s gender pay gap – a key measure of economic inequality between men and women – has fallen to a record low of 11.5%.
That’s down from 13% this time last year, the steepest annual fall since 2016. Ten years ago, it was almost 19%.
The latest figures are great news for our economy and our society – evidence...