Data reveals worst sectors for gender pay inequality in Australia

Men are paid more than women on average in almost all of the 688 occupations analysed in a landmark report from Jobs and Skills Australia. Photograph: Bianca De Marchi/AAP

Major new research has found that men are paid more than women in 98% of occupations, with female workers in Australia typically paid 70 cents for every $1 earned by their male colleague after a decade in work.