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Women in Australia are getting paid less than men

The median full-time working woman in Australia earns 87 cents to every man's dollar, new OECD research shows.

Evidence shows that the gender pay gap is impacting the wallets and mental wellbeing of women across Australia.

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Published 5 October 2017 2:38pm

Updated 5 October 2017 2:45pm

By Fares Hassan

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