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This week for the first time we saw the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) publish the gender pay gap of 5,000 Australian private sector employers.
Sunlight is always the best disinfectant so the report is obviously welcome but there are things we should be tracking other than just pay.
Many feminist women I know are disheartened and losing patience with how long it’s taking to achieve gender equality, but not all of that anger is channeled at employers, it’s at societal norms more broadly.
With a cost of living crisis and exorbitant childcare costs, many women don’t feel like they have any autonomy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Charlotte Mortlock is the Executive Director of Hilma’s Network, an organisation designed to support, recruit and promote women in politics. Charlotte is also a former Sky News journalist, media commentator and contributor.
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