Yes, Australia’s gender pay gap is closing. But today’s working women will retire before it is fixed

‘It is not all bad news on the gender pay front, but finding the bright spots does take some looking.’ Photograph: tudmeak/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The good news from the latest taxation statistics is that the gender pay gap is getting better. The bad news is it is happening so slowly that most people working today will be long retired by the time the gap is closed.

The latest annual taxation statistics provide a wealth of data about occupation, from who is doing them to who is getting paid the most and least.