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Why the gender pay gap in Australia has narrowed

Male and female figurines atop a stack of coins.

According to statistics from the WGEA, for every dollar a man earns on average, a woman earns 78 cents. Source: AAP / Joe Giddens

The gender pay gap is still significant, but it appears to be narrowing. That's according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, which has released its yearly Gender Equality Scorecard. The agency says the improvement has been driven by higher wages, publication of pay gaps by individual employers... as well as a greater take-up of paid parental leave.



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