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INTERVIEW: Mary Wooldridge, CEO of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency

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Workplace Gender Equality Agency CEO Mary Wooldridge Source: AAP

A new report released this week by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has found the financial cost of the gender pay gap accelerates across a woman’s lifetime, peaking in the late 50s at a difference of $53,000. WGEA’s Ages and Wages report investigates how and why the gender pay gap changes at different stages across a lifetime. It lists key actions employers can take to address it. WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge spoke to SBS On the Money's Stephanie Youssef


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A new report released this week by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has found the financial cost of the gender pay gap accelerates across a woman’s lifetime, peaking in the late 50s at a difference of $53,000. WGEA’s Ages and Wages report investigates how and why the gender pay gap changes at different stages across a lifetime. It lists key actions employers can take to address it. WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge spoke to SBS On the Money's Stephanie Youssef


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