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Female participation in the workforce hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomed the strong lift in both employment and pay for women. "This new data shows the gender pay gap has been stubbornly high for decades but now it is finally coming down - thanks to the collective efforts of working ...

Super fund rejects bullying, sexism allegations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... and dismissed the concerns of female staff." The complaint also allegedly stated that Hill downplayed the organisation's gender pay gap. According to Workplace Gender Equality Agency data, CSC has one of the highest gender pay gaps in the financial services ...

ESG experts' earning potential revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... tech system design (9.6%), legal (7.8%) and mining (6.9%) sectors also reported strong salary growth. Hays also found that gender inequality persists. "In Australia, the gender pay gap remains, with females earning 10% less than their male counterparts ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...

'Staggering' gender perception gap persists: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A new study reveals that men are generally more optimistic when it comes to gender parity across the professional workplace, despite that data suggests otherwise. According to Robert Walters' latest Women in the Workplace report which surveyed over ...

HESTA progresses gender diversity targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA is doubling down on its commitment to working with more gender diverse investment teams, saying that as of this year it no longer works with any all-male external managers. Releasing its biannual Gender Diversity in Investment Management 2024 ...

Australia ranks 13th on gender parity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 shows Australia's gender parity has improved markedly in the past 12 months. Australia has jumped 11 places to rank 13 th globally for gender parity, with the gap now 79.2% closed. In Asia Pacific ...

Young workers drive DEI in workplace: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... has launched a graduate program to recruit female staff in property and leasing offices. "People need to realise that [gender diversity] enhances the bottom line. It's not just, 'These are your targets. Go ahead and do it.' There's a reason for [DEI]," ...

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published the gender pay gaps for 120 public sector employers and two corporate groups for the first time following legislative changes in 2023. The data includes details of the gender pay gaps for well-known ...

Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... longer-term sustainability. In her new role, Stevenson will largely focus on the five-year plan to uplift communities, support gender equality, protect natural ecosystems and respond to emerging threats and challenges. Her career spans financial and ...