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Budget 2019-20: Social media reacts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... (@billshortenmp) April 2, 2019 Industry Super said the Budget didn't address the issues of unpaid super or the gender gap. After the #auspol 2019/20 Budget it is clear more needs to be done. You can read ISA's full statement on the #budget19 ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... rated there's only an average of 4.8. Only 30% of women rated their retirement confidence at between 7 and 10, and that gender gap widens even further for younger women. Only 21% of women between the ages of 18 and 29 expressed confidence in their ability ...

Super rules must support women: AIST

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees renewed calls for superannuation legislation to be stepped up to close the gender gap in retirement savings. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck outlined the body's four-step plan to address the issue ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... way to go in creating happier, healthier workplaces for all, regardless of gender," Lydon said. What is clear is the gender gap is still an issue in many organisations, she said. "Overall, we found women had very different workplace experiences to men ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Industry groups for women help narrow the gender gap in senior management by providing executive education scholarships for women in finance and superannuation. On Wednesday, Women in Super announced its 2019 scholarship program in partnership with ...

Spousal top ups to beat super balance inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... association has used its pre-Budget submission to call for the introduction of a spousal rollover measure to help bridge the gender gap in superannuation balances. The SMSF Association said allowing individuals to rollover a portion of their super balance ...

Gender super gap closing but still wide

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
In the last decade, women have narrowed the superannuation gender gap by about 13 percentage points, but they still have only 72% of what men have in their nest eggs. According to Roy Morgan, women had $68,000 on an average in their superannuation balance ...

AustralianSuper says women face superannuation poverty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... poverty in retirement. The study, conducted with the help of Monash University, found mounting evidence surrounding the gender gap in superannuation after interviewing 40 women. Discrepancies in superannuation savings are likely to continue because of ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
Women approaching retirement will have 37% less in their superannuation balance than men, latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Women aged between 55 to 64 years old will have an average of $196,000, while men retire with a significantly ...

AI Group pushes back against super gender gap reforms

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The Australian Industry Group (AI Group) believes Labor's proposal to remove the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold will add more to employer costs than the retirement incomes of women. AI Group chief executive Innes Willox said Labor's ...