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Women working in tech and IT in Australia are being paid up to 14% less than men, and are twice as likely to be bullied or harassed.
The findings come from a new report launched on Tuesday by trade union Professionals Australia. Called the Employment and Remuneration Trends for Tech and IT Professionals, the report looks into the opportunities and challenges facing the tech workforce in the current economic environment.
Four different tech industries were compared: New Tech, Traditional Tech, Games and Other Industries.
The sector, ‘New Tech’ refers to large software companies (like Atlassian, Canva, Google Australia and Xero) that operate on models common in Silicon Valley.
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