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Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... lower account balances when they retire compared to their male counterparts. HESTA stressed one way to close the gender super gap is for government to pay super as part of the Parental Leave Pay Scheme, thus addressing the motherhood penalty. "Women ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... on paid parental leave is an important equity measure for our super system and is key step towards closing the gender super gap," Blakey said.

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... of all the work performed in Australia. Nevertheless, women face a gender pay gap, a gender income gap, and a gender super gap. "Expecting women to do more of the unpaid work than men is a social norm inherited from a bygone era. It is a relic from the ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Scheerlinck lamented the glacial pace of change for women when it comes to superannuation. Touching on why closing the gender super gap is a top priority for AIST this year, Scheerlinck said she is getting sick of talking about all that is not being ...

Super giants, investment firms join Future IM/Pact

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... acknowledges the link between diversity and stronger investment outcomes, but is committed to redressing the gender super gap through a holistic diversity strategy. "To address imbalances such as Australia's 14.1% gender pay gap and its resulting erosion ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
The latest gender indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the pay gap between men's and women's salaries has persisted, leading to greater super balance disparity. The ABS said the difference in full-time earnings between ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... for others. "This policy change will give women's retirement savings a much-needed boost, helping to close the gender super gap, as women are currently much more likely to be the ones taking parental leave." More than 80% of HESTA's membership is female ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... on parental leave, with the super fund also extending its paid entitlements. In an effort to help bridge the gender super gap, the industry fund will pay primary caregivers SG contributions for up to 12 months on paid and unpaid parental leave. It will ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... start off with similar balances in their 20s, albeit a 5% discrepancy. However, once a woman reached her 30s, the gender super gap jumped 22%. At this age the median super balance of local women is also $13,100 less than men. ISA attributed this stark ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... applicants are women, paying super on Commonwealth parental leave would be a concrete step towards bridging the gender super gap," ISA said. "Mums are continuing to pay a hefty future financial price for having a baby, with the gender super gap increasing ...