Equal Pay Day
A marker of Progress towards income equality
This year's Theme is "It Doesn't Add Up"
Equal Pay Day - Monday 19 August
Equal Pay Alliance
The Equal Pay Alliance represents Australian employer and employee organisations, including business, union and community groups who have joined together to pursue practical action to ensure women’s work is properly valued and that decades of inequity are brought to an end.
Recently, the barriers holding women back from earning, saving and being valued fairly at work have been examined by several government reviews and parliamentary inquiries.
The Equal Pay Alliance is campaigning for the following:
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Flexible work arrangements that don’t trade off wages and conditions for women and men with caring responsibilities
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Improved quality, accessible and affordable childcare including out of school hours care
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Improved equal employment opportunity practices in workplaces
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Meaningful reporting by employers of equal pay and employment opportunities
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A greater role for government agencies in promoting and implementing equal pay and employment opportunity programs in workplaces
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Proper valuation and funding of wages and conditions for work traditionally carried out by women
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More opportunities to build skills and participate in the workforce
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Addressing the superannuation gap between men and women
The Gender Pay Gap Explained
Spread the news and make a clear statement on Equal Pay Day
Here is what you can do...
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Sometimes you don’t notice something until it is no longer there. This Equal Pay Day get involved on social media and your websites with the social media campaign launched by WGEA on 1st July 2024.
Make sure you use the hashtags # it doesn't add up #equalpayday #closethegenderpaygap
WGEA will add more social media images to their webpage as the campaign continues. Check back here for additional resources. Please tag BPW Australia and WGEA.
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TWITTER: @BPWAust @WGEAgency
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BPWAustralia
INSTAGRAM: @wgeagency
LINKEDIN: Workplace Gender Equality Agency
Gallery coming soon
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5 Things you should know about the Gender Pay Gap
The gender pay gap is not ‘equal pay’
The gender pay gap starts as soon as women and men enter the workforce
The gender pay gap affects men too
No industry or occupation is free from the hold of the gender pay gap
Everyone has a role to play in closing the gender pay gap
Member Directory
Alliance Partners
In April 2009, BPW Australia determined to galvanise advocacy around the issue of equal pay and gender inequity.
Partnering was essential to the Equal Pay Campaign and after extensive meetings in July 2009 BPW Australia reached a landmark agreement with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) signing a Memorandum of Understanding to form the Equal Pay Alliance.
While business and unions are not usually allies, BPW Australia had identified the ACTU as a strong strategic partner with more resources and a broader audience.
BPW Australia is also a founding member of AGEC which is Australia's first independent, national body dedicated to driving to gender equality.
Join the Alliance
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New Membership Application
To become a member of the Equal Pay Day Alliance you are asked to commit to the Statement below,
We ask that you read the Statement carefully as you will be asked to agree to the commitment in the application process,
Your membership will be activated on approval, we look forward to working together with you to close the gender pay gap.
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STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT
Equal Pay Alliance members have agreed to work towards the eradication of unequal pay through the provision of genuine choices and opportunities for women.
Flexible work arrangements in workplaces for women and men with caring responsibilities.
Improved quality, accessible and affordable childcare including after school hours care.
Improved equal employment opportunity practices in workplaces.
Meaningful reporting by employers of equal pay and employment opportunities
A greater role for government agencies in auditing, promoting and implementing.
equal pay and employment opportunity programs in workplaces
Proper valuation and funding of wages and conditions for work traditionally carried out by women.
Join the application process below:
Level
EPD Alliance Membership - FreeSubscription period:
1 year, on: July 1
No automatically recurring payments