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Equal Pay Day

A marker of Progress towards income equality

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News Articles 2024

https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2024-02/apo-nid325734.pdf
https://theconversation.com/2024-could-be-the-year-the-fair-work-umpire-properly-values-womens-work-heres-how-224949
https://theconversation.com/qantas-pays-women-37-less-telstra-and-bhp-20-fifty-years-after-equal-pay-laws-we-still-have-a-long-way-to-go-223870
https://theconversation.com/australias-new-pay-equality-law-risks-failing-women-unless-we-make-this-simple-fix-199587
https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/new-study-busts-myth-that-gender-pay-gap-exists-because-women-choose-lower-paid-occupations/
https://e61.in/beyond-skills-and-occupations-unpacking-australias-gender-wage-gap/
https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2024-02/apo-nid325734.pdf
https://www.miragenews.com/equal-pay-day-campaign-gender-pay-gap-illogical-1266839/

"Equal work deserves equal pay. It's not just a women's issue; it's a human rights issue."

BPW Australia Media Release - EPD 2022

Gender pay gap still growing – what will it take for direction to change? (newsmaker.com.au)

WGEA Media Release - EPD 2022

https://www.wgea.gov.au/newsroom/new-national-gender-pay-gap

BPW Adelaide Media Release - EPD 2022

BPW Adelaide - EPD 2022.pdf

9th September - News of the area

https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/coffs-coast-womens-lives-affected-by-unequal-pay-99695

31st August 2022 - Premier of Victoria The Hon Daniel Andrews Media Release 

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/helping-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-close-gender-pay-gap

1st September - SBS news

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/equal-pay-for-women-is-on-the-skills-summit-agenda-how-does-australia-compare-with-the-world/76821x8zv​​​​​​​

29th August 2022 - BPW Caboolture QLD press release 

https://www.moretondaily.com.au/news/businesses-urged-to-address-the-gap-this-equal-pay-day

20th August 2022

https://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/386141/gender-pay-gap-still-growing-what-will-it-take-for-direction-to-change

18th August 2022

https://www.wgea.gov.au/newsroom/new-national-gender-pay-gap

31st August 2021

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/equal-pay-day-why-does-australia-still-pay-female-jobs-less/news-story/b00e7d545e365aad581ae87c1195fa00

19th August 2021

https://www.wgea.gov.au/newsroom/equal-pay-day-media-release

29th July 2021

Equal Pay Day 2021 to be announced soon. Average weekly earnings data due to be released on 19th August 2021 and date then calculated and announced.

https://www.wgea.gov.au/publications/australias-gender-pay-gap-statistics

14th August 2020

Equality good for business recovery
BPWA EPD 2020 Media Release.pdf

13th August 2020

We know the causes , now its time for action 
https://www.wgea.gov.au/newsroom/latest-news/we-know-the-causes-now-its-time-for-action
50 years on from Equal Pay Case - How far have we come 

8th January 2020 

Equal Pay Day competition winners announced

BPW EPD Winners 2020 - BPW Caboolture & BPW North Lakes

8th September 2019 

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/the-four-day-fallacy-busting-the-myth-of-part-time-working-mums-20190906-p52ou1.html 

28 August 2019

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-chart-shows-exactly-how-many-extra-days-women-have-to-work-in-each-australian-state-to-earn-the-same-as-men-2019-8

28 August 2019 

https://thesector.com.au/2019/08/27/equal-pay-day-an-opportunity-for-ecec-to-lead-through-greater-change/

15th August 2019

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/it-will-take-women-in-australia-an-extra-59-days-to-earn-as-much-as-men-did-in-past-last-year

19 June 2019

How to prove the gender pay gap to a non-believer
https://esawen.org.au/event/39339/50-years-on-from-the-equal-pay-case-how-far-have-we-come-how-far-have-we-got-to-go

5 March 2019

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/how-to-prove-the-pay-gap-to-a-non-believer-20190303-p511f2.html

"Closing the wage gap isn't just about fairness; it's about economic growth for everyone."

Video Links

What drives the Gender Pay Gay
The Gender Pay Gap Explained
A gender pay gap is the difference between women’s and men’s earnings, expressed as a percentage of men’s earnings
2019 five years of WGEA data that shows employer actions deliver results

"Equal pay is not just a women's issue -
it's a family issue, a human rights issue."