August 27th was the ‘Equal Pay Day 2008′. For a given job, women in Australia are paid much less than what men are paid. The story is probably the same in many countries around the world. I cannot believe that in this day and age this kind of discrimination still exists. The Equal Pay Day received a bit of coverage in the media and that is good news. All talk of ‘equal rights’ is of no significance if this difference in pay exists. In Australia, the pay difference is highest in WA (27.4%). It is lowest in Tasmania (9.3%)

Here are some statistics that can alarm you (well it alarmed me): (please note that I have got this statistics from ‘Australian Council Of Trade Unions’ website)

• Women earn on average ($196 per week) 16.3% less than men
• Women have $3 for every $10 men have in their superannuation accounts
• Women are almost twice as likely to be under-employed than men
• Two thirds of female public servants don’t get promoted after returning from maternity leave

According to the Equal Opportunity Agency, to earn as much as the average man, a woman technically has to work about two months more - not fair.

Tell me what you think about this issue…

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One Response to “Equal Pay Day 2008”

1. Women and Super | FutureNestEgg Says:
   December 17th, 2008 at 12:11 am

   [...] For starters, women earn less than men. I had discussed this disparity in pay in an earlier [...]

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