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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Greg Jericho

Happy International Women’s Day! Unfortunately you still earn $1m less than men

Gender pay gap concept: man and woman on a stack of coins. International Women's Day IWD 2023
International Women’s Day 2023: the hourly pay gap between women and men differs from the weekly gap but, however you measure it, the gap remains. Photograph: Ink Drop/Alamy

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the achievements of women across the world but it is also a time to acknowledge the discrimination that women continue to face in the workplace and beyond. It is a level of discrimination that results in women in Australia being paid at least $1m less than a man throughout their working life.

In a new report, my colleague at the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, Eliza Littleton, and I have found some pretty jaw-dropping instances of how large and widespread the pay gap remains, detailed in a new report.

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