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Shock statistics on gender gap on boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
New data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has revealed that while the pay gap has decreased from 0.6%, women are still significantly underrepresented in leadership. WGEA reported that the national gender pay gap has dropped to 13.4% ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... improvement on the previous year. In February 2020, the fund's review of its efforts to increase diversity found that the gender pay gap had actually increased in favour of men from 12% to 17%. Future Super co-founder and chief executive Kirstin Hunter ...

Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has taken the inauspicious title of being the industry with the largest gender pay gap. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), COVID-19 has had a disproportionate event effect on women, causing a "pink recession". ...

ISA calls for super tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... men. "This proposal will put more money into women's super-balances early in life - going someway to bridge the gender pay gap that unfortunately persists in retirement," Dean said. Women in Super chair Catherine Wood said: "The LISTO is important to ...

Corporates have a critical role in social, environmental outcomes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... capital in a manner that helps meet the challenges we face as a society." While there is a lack of disclosure around gender pay gap data and pay equality among ASX 300 companies, Melior believes Wesfarmers demonstrates leadership in this area. The company ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... for financial services Jane Hume said the superannuation was not designed for women and does not account for the gender pay gap or time out of the work force due to caring responsibilities or the decision to work part time. Despite this, she said: "[But] ...

Early release to bite retirement hard

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... cash, you need cash. It will have a long run costs however." The modelling doesn't assume gaps in work, or gender pay gap. "Women, on average, earn less so they will be probably more likely to need this cash and be less likely to catch up the contributions ...

SG increase will hurt women: NFAW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... to accumulation funds that are perceived as an asset." The NFAW said the gender superannuation gap reflects the gender pay gap, which is influenced by lower pay rates as well as differences in women's work patterns. "Specifically women are more likely ...

AustralianSuper SG modelling paints dismal picture

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... levels and $387,000 at 9.5% "[This member] may be further impacted by career breaks, 'gig economy' work, the gender pay gap etc.," the fund said. If the SG goes up to 12%, only the average male member (called Mr Joe Average) would get to the ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
After admitting its own gender pay gap has grown in the last 12 months, Future Super has ranked the S&P/ASX 100 from best to worst when it comes to gender equality in the workplace. The Gender Equality Report also recommended changes the Aussie businesses ...