Thread by @leonora_risse

This picture of Australia's #gendergap in earnings shows that progress in closing the gender gap has been plateauing since 2018

Women's average full-time weekly pay is $264 less than men's, equivalent to a 14.1% gap

This adds up to a gap of $13,723 over a year

#genderpaygap

Industries with the widest #gendergap in earnings in the Australian workforce

👩‍💻Professional services 25.3%
👩🏽‍⚕️Healthcare & Social assistance 22.2%
💵Financial services 19%
👷🏽‍♀️Construction 18.8%
🏘Real estate 17.4%
🚜Mining 16%

#genderpaygap #genderequality #womenintheworkforce

Compared to the nation-wide average of 14.1%, the gender gap in weekly full-time earnings swells to 22.4% in Western Australia

#genderpaygap #genderequality #ausecon #womenintheworkforce

When we include overtime hours, the gender gap in weekly earnings widens to 16.5%

Given that twice as many women work part-time compared to men, when we add in part-time work, the gap widens further to 29.7%. This adds up to an earnings gap of around $25,000 over a year.

For anyone who's reading these statistics and thinking "but there's no such thing as a #genderpaygap", and that all these differences can be rationally explained and justified, I invite you to take a look at this article published by @BroadAgenda5050

broadagenda.com.au/2019/theres-no…

Properly understanding these #genderpaygap statistics – and acknowledging the lived experiences of women beyond these statistics – will take us a step closer towards designing policies and making changes to foster a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous economy

#JobsSummit