Men are still earning $26k a year more than women in Australia

Australia’s gender pay gap has fallen by 1.1 per cent, but men are still earning more than women on average, and in some industries the gap is going backwards.

The pay gap went backwards in the food services industry. Source: Getty Images

Australia’s pay gap between men and women has reduced by 1.1 per cent in the past year to 21.3 per cent, the largest single-year drop since recording began five years ago.

But a report released today by the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows the gains for women in the workplace are not uniform across industries, with the pay gap going backwards in four sectors of the economy.

Overall, on average, men still take home $25,717 a year more than women.

 

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