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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

Australia’s gender pay gap falls to narrowest on record but women still earn less in every industry

female doctor
The gender pay gap in the health care and social assistance sector is more than 21%, with men consistently taking higher-paying roles. Photograph: Burger/Phanie/REX

Australia’s gender pay gap has narrowed to a record low but women continue to earn just 87 cents for every dollar of their male counterparts, with the divide barely improving in recent years.

The gap in November was 13.3%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday.

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