Cultural stigma holds workplaces back as pay gap falls

Australian women earn 78 cents for every dollar men earn, with an annual pay gap of $26,393. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's gender pay gap has had its biggest single-year drop in almost a decade, but women are still earning much less than their male colleagues. 

In its annual update, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) revealed the average total gender pay gap this year had dropped to 21.7 per cent from 22.8 per cent in 2022.