Gender pay gap short-changes women $250.50 a week
18 May 2012
Australia's working women earn 17.4% less than
their male colleagues, based on new ABS data. The Equal
Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) has
calculated the gender pay gap based on average weekly ordinary
time earnings for men and women.
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Queensland Employers of Choice surf talent pipeline for success
21 March 2012
Queensland employers are being recognised for their commitment to gender equality in the workplace with the prestigious 2012 Employer of Choice for Women citation, Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), Helen Conway, said today.
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Employers of Choice flex out the competition
20 March 2012
The prized Employer of Choice for Women (EOCFW) citation has gone to 67 leading NSW and ACT employers who are ensuring women are strongly represented at all levels of their organisations by offering flexible working arrangements and other incentives, the Director of the Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Agency, Helen Conway, said today.
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Victorian Employers of Choice focus on female talent
15 March 2012
Thirty six Victorian employers with leading best practices in gender equality have been recognised as Employers of Choice for Women, Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Director, Helen Conway, said today.
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Employers compete to be first choice for women
13 March 2012
The war for talent is heating up, according to Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Director, Helen Conway, with 125 organisations qualifying for the Agency’s national EOWA Employer of Choice for Women (EOCFW) citation this year. This is the largest group in five years, despite the Agency imposing more stringent selection criteria over this period.
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Supporting Economic Empowerment
08 March 2012
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Director, Helen Conway, is calling
on organisations across Australia to step up and take decisive action to improve gender diversity in
their workplaces and help ensure the economic future of women.
Marking International Women's Day (IWD), Ms Conway said increasing women's access to
meaningful employment opportunities was central to ensuring their economic empowerment – the
theme of this year's IWD.
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EOWA looks forward to promoting gender equality
01 March 2012
The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace
Agency (EOWA) welcomes the tabling of the
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace
Agency Amendment Bill 2012 (the Bill) today.
Under the Bill the Agency will become the Workplace Gender
Equality Agency (WGEA) and will focus on facilitating gender
equality in Australian workplaces. It will put particular
emphasis on promoting equal remuneration between men and women
and eliminating discrimination on the basis of gender in
relation to caring and family responsibilities.
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EOWA Gender Pay Gap - A Persistent Problem
29 February 2012
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Director, Helen Conway, today expressed her disappointment and deep concern in relation to the persistent gender pay gap.
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Average Weekly Earnings Survey) shows that, in November 2011, the gender pay gap (based on average weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult employees) was 17.6 per cent.
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Fair Work Decision - One Small Step in Closing Gender Pay
Gap
02 February 2012
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace
Agency (EOWA) Director, Helen Conway, today applauded Fair Work
Australia's decision to boost the remuneration of community and
social services sector workers, but said there is still a long
way to go to eliminate the gender pay gap.
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Grad Salary Stats Don't Add up for Women
18 January 2012
Equal opportunity for Women in the Workplace
Agency (EOWA) Director, Helen Conway, is calling on employers to
take a long, hard look at their remuneration practices following
the release of figures that show female graduates are paid up to
14.3 per cent less than their male counterparts.
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EOWA Business Achievement Award
winners
break down gender barriers to success
9 November 2011
This year's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
(EOWA) Business Achievement Award winners are knocking down
barriers facing women wishing to excel and replacing them with
ladders to success, according to EOWA Director, Helen Conway.
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EOWA Business Achievement Awards Finalists Announced
26 October 2011
Diverse industries from around Australia are leading the
way in promoting gender equality in workplaces, with mining
companies rubbing shoulders with cosmetics distributors in the
list of finalists for this year’s Business Achievement Awards
conducted by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace
Agency (EOWA).
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