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There is still work to do : Using data to drive change and improve workforce gender equality in Australia’s third largest industry

McGrath, Kevin
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McGrath, Kevin
Abstract
In February 2024, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency published the Gender Pay Gaps for every Australian employer with 100 or more employees. Around 500,000 employees in Education and Training - Australia’s third largest industry and one of only two female-dominated industries - can now use our national dataset to see how their employer values the contribution of women and men in the workforce. The data includes private sector employers with 100 or more employees in Preschool and School Education, Tertiary Education, and Adult, Community and Other Education. In this presentation I identify trends in our dataset and share what would happen to the national gender pay gap if Education and Training was removed from the equation. I then outline steps employers can take to remediate their gender pay gaps. This presentation provides data driven insights for policy makers and researchers, and guidance for employers.
Keywords
Gender Equality, Gender Pay Gap, Workplace, Australia
Date
2024
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Conference paper
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Proceedings of The 20th Gender and Education Association Conference
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1-13
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School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
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National School of Education
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14802/11767
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https://gea.seiirg.csu.domains/
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© Charles Sturt University, 2024.