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 Home : Pay Equity : Equal Pay Day

 

Equal Pay Day, initiated by EOWA in 2008, is an annual event to highlight the serious issue of gender pay inequity. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that the average gender pay gap for full time workers is now 17.2%.1 To close this gap, women would have to work an extra 63 days to match what men earn, which means Equal Pay Day in Australia in 2011 will take place on 1 September.

Resources and Links

E-cards and Posters
From the cradle to the grave...
Wanted - equal pay for work of equal value
POSTER: Today's 'Rosy the Riveter'
POSTER: Women are still in the back seat when it comes to pay
POSTER: It's just not the same
Although these images belong to EOWA by copyright, please feel free to reproduce them.
Short clips that outline the history of equal pay, and the concept of work of equal value
 These clips are best accessed at EOWA's YouTube site at URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/AustGovEOWA

 1 ABS, Category 6302.0, Average Weekly Earnings - Trend, February 2011 (released 19.05.11) available here.
 

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Did You Know...
Women are significantly over-represented in low-paid, low-status work.
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Over 98% of surveyed organisations reporting to EOWA with part-time managers said their company had experienced benefits as a result, including increased productivity and efficiency, (71%), higher morale and job satisfaction (91%), and good staff relations (92%).