Struggling economy hits working women
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Struggling economy hits working women

ABC  

Sabra Lane: As fresh evidence, working women are bearing the brunt of Australia's struggling economy. The Financy Women's Index, which tracks financial gender inequality every quarter, shows the number of hours women worked slipped compared with men. Stephanie Smail: Bianca Hartge-Hazelman says women are more likely to work part-time or casually, which can make them vulnerable to losing shifts or hours if a business is struggling. Stephanie Smail: AMP's chief economist, Shane Oliver, points out there is some good news with growth in women's wages, more women on boards and more women studying for higher earning careers. Stephanie Smail: Shane Oliver explains there's a strong business case for supporting working women.

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Falling percentages, failing work conditions: A deeper look into women’s employment in India
8 months ago

Falling percentages, failing work conditions: A deeper look into women’s employment in India

The Hindu  

It’s no secret that the number of women in the labour market is significantly lesser than that of men, but did you know that in India, when it comes to rural women in labour force, the number is not just low, but has been almost steadily declining over the years? And for rural women, it’s been steadily declining over time,” …

New gender pay gap reporting may not benefit women in regional Australia, advocates say
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New gender pay gap reporting may not benefit women in regional Australia, advocates say

ABC  

In short: Advocates say regional women may not benefit as much as their metropolitan counterparts from the new gender pay gap publishing requirements. Advocates say regional women may not benefit as much as their metropolitan counterparts from the new gender pay gap publishing requirements. Port Fairy businesswoman Karen Foster worries regional women will not reap the full benefits of public …

The companies that take lots of money from women, but don't give so much back
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The companies that take lots of money from women, but don't give so much back

ABC  

How can brands that market to women, sell to women, and rely on the goodwill and support of women, pay them so much less than men overall? The "base salary" pay gap is 36.3 per cent, and the "total remuneration" — with bonuses and penalties — is marginally bigger at 37.1 per cent. It threatens "any and all necessary legal …

Women are losing out to men in India’s jobless growth
1 year ago

Women are losing out to men in India’s jobless growth

Live Mint  

The share of women in regular salaried jobs in urban India dropped from 54% in the first quarter to 52.8% in the second quarter, according to quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey data, Business Standard reported. Since salaried workers receive regular wages, that type of work is preferred to casual work or self-employment, which also includes working as unpaid household help …

How one of the 'bloke-iest' companies in Australia is smashing the gender pay gap
1 year, 1 month ago

How one of the 'bloke-iest' companies in Australia is smashing the gender pay gap

ABC  

Viva Energy could be one of the 'bloke-iest' companies in Australia; it has a branded motor racing team and sells industrial lubricants and grease. Key points: The gender pay gap of every Australian business with more than 100 people will be published in early 2024 Many companies are working now to reduce the gap between what men and women are …

Women’s work is not valued properly: Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s work is not valued properly: Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh

The Hindu  

In her 2022 book, The Making of a Catastrophe, on the disastrous economic fallout of COVID-19, Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh writes that job losses and food insecurity were significantly higher for women. India is among one of the few countries that did not even achieve the MDGs for maternal health, and since then the pandemic has dramatically worsened the …

Gender gap at work far worse than expected: UN
1 year, 9 months ago

Gender gap at work far worse than expected: UN

Firstpost  

According to new ILO data, 15 percent of working-age women globally would like to work, but do not have a job, compared to 10.5 percent of men Geneva: Women have a harder time accessing work globally than previously thought, while the gender gap in working conditions and pay has barely budged in two decades, the United Nations said Monday. The …

‘Not a win for women’: Truss becomes UK’s third female PM – but how does the country compare on women’s rights?
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Not a win for women’: Truss becomes UK’s third female PM – but how does the country compare on women’s rights?

The Independent  

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With a massive and persisting gender pay gap, here's why WA is the worst place in Australia to be a woman
2 years, 4 months ago

With a massive and persisting gender pay gap, here's why WA is the worst place in Australia to be a woman

ABC  

Western Australia is the worst place in our wide, brown, sunburnt land to be a woman. Women still earn much less Data published by the state government this week shows that yet again, WA wins the wooden spoon for women's pay. And although things are improving slowly and gradually – we're in a better place now than in 2011 when …

Time to end systemic misogyny reflected in the gender pay gap
2 years, 6 months ago

Time to end systemic misogyny reflected in the gender pay gap

Live Mint  

In a pre-pandemic world, UN Women alerted us that “women only make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men", resulting in lifelong income inequality. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021 aired pessimism, saying that the gender pay gap is likely to further widen by 5%. As the pandemic aggravated existing gender inequalities, PayScale’s State of the …

On International Women’s Day, we must not let a year of Covid reverse decades of progress in gender equality
3 years, 9 months ago

On International Women’s Day, we must not let a year of Covid reverse decades of progress in gender equality

The Independent  

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The COVID Economy Is Probably Even Worse for Women Than It Looks
54 years, 11 months ago

The COVID Economy Is Probably Even Worse for Women Than It Looks

Slate  

Subscribe to What Next on Apple Podcasts for the full episode. … And when we say that women are being pushed out of the workforce because they can’t simultaneously care for their children and be these ideal workers, we’re devaluing the cost of that labor, of providing child care, providing full-time care for children or for elderly family members or …

Can a Budget shaped by male leaders hope to deliver for the women hit hardest by this recession?
4 years, 2 months ago

Can a Budget shaped by male leaders hope to deliver for the women hit hardest by this recession?

ABC  

As the dust settles on this week's big-spending Federal Budget, an ancillary willy-willy has blown up: Is it a blokefest? The Women's Economic Security Statement was referred to — but not contained in — the copy of the Budget that I received electronically in the Sydney lockup. She says she received a call on Wednesday morning from a staffer in …

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