Full-time female employees earn $27,000 less than male

According to Diversity Council Australia, this phenomenon is a major factor in Australia’s gender pay gap, which is currently 16.2 per cent. Half of all women experience discrimination at work during pregnancy and research indicates that each child lowers women’s wages, with estimates varying from four per cent for the first child to nine per cent for two or more children. The opposite is true for men, with a Macquarie University study finding men earn up to $5000 a year for each child.

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