Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 10 : 28-Sep-18

The Menzies Research Centre’s analysis of the salary disclosures of 11 large trade unions in Australia shows that senior male officials were paid an average of $199,580 in 2017-18. In contrast, the average salary of the top female officials was just $162,669. The gender pay gap for the unions’ top five positions was 20.38 per cent in 2017-18. John Slater of the Menzies Research Centre says the union gender pay gap supports other data which suggests that many women are reluctant to take up jobs with high salaries but long and unpredictable hours of work.

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