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Why the gender pay gap has narrowed

KATY GALLAGHER GENDER PAY GAP PRESSER

Workplace Gender Equality Agency Chief Executive Mary Wooldridge (AAP) Credit: LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

The gender pay gap is still significant, but it appears to be narrowing.


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By Tys Occhiuzzi

Presented by Ricky Kusumo

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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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