The Latest Breaking News from Workplace Gender Equality Agency

How Australia’s mining sector locks women out of high-paying roles

Mining is a critical industry for the Australian economy and has the potential to offer secure, well-paid and meaningful careers.

The Conversation · Apr 8

Men almost twice as likely as women to earn high salaries in ‘reality check’ on Australia’s gender pay gap

Workplace Gender Equality Agency report shows a slight increase in number of women in highly paid roles, which are still dominated by men

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2

The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement

After two years of publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s private-sector companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released public-sector employer data for the first time.

The Conversation · May 20, 2025

Australia's new pay equality law risks failing women – unless we make this simple fix

The Albanese government’s efforts to address the gender pay gap are laudable. Despite all the attention given to the issue over the past decade or so, sectoral pay discrimination is very real and workplace biases persist.

The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023

Transparency to be first step to close gender pay gap

Australia's minister for women will propose a new law to publish gender pay gap data among companies with 100 employees or more.

AAP · Feb 7, 2023

Progress stalls on bridging gender pay gap

Australian women are earning significantly less money on average than their male colleagues, with a damning finding on progress toward closing the pay gap.

AAP · Dec 11, 2022

More workplaces move to flexible positions

Most Australian employers are choosing to move to flexible working arrangements, helping drive equality for women in the workplace.

AAP · Nov 24, 2022

More women are studying STEM, but there are still stubborn workplace barriers

Today, the Australian government released the STEM Equity Monitor 2022 – the nation’s annual scorecard on gendered participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022

More part-time roles needed at the top: Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Workplace flexibility will help employers to become more equal, the gender equality agency says.

The Canberra Times · Jun 27, 2022

Workplace Gender Equality Agency report shows the gender pay gap widens as women get older

New data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows women across all generations are earning consistently less than men.

ABC News · Jun 27, 2022