SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN – AUSTRALIA

Women in construction still battling glass ceilings

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 4 : 8-Nov-21

A survey of male and female construction workers by recruitment and human resources firm Randstad found that females believe that there are many barriers to them entering the sector, including workplace culture and a lack of gender diversity. The survey revealed that the level of discrimination reported by female construction workers has fallen in the last two years; the most common form of discrimination they experienced was inappropriate comments or behaviour from male colleagues.

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RANDSTAD RECRUITMENT PTY LTD

Discrimination rise feeds gender pay gap

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 5 : 22-Aug-19

Research by KPMG has concluded that discrimination against women accounts for 39 per cent of the gender pay gap. The research also found that although women are just as likely as their male colleagues to ask for a pay rise, women are much less likely to actually receive an increase. Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Libby Lyons says addressing the gender pay gap requires action on the issue of "ingrained" gender stereotypes.

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KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY, GLASSDOOR INCORPORATED

Widening wage gap blamed on bias

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 5 : 28-Oct-16

KPMG Australia has released a report which concludes that gender discrimination accounted for 38 per cent of the gap between the wages of men and women in 2014. This compares with 35 per cent in 2007. The report also notes that 30 per cent of the pay gap is due to the fact that more men tend to work in certain industries, in which the wages are typically higher than those for industries where women are over-represented. Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Libby Lyons stresses the need for action to address the gender pay gap.

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KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY

Boys’ club ‘alive and well’ in TV industry

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 23-Nov-15

Sylvia Jeffreys joined the Nine Network’s "Today" breakfast show as its news presenter in mid-2014. She says the network has a large number of female news reporters and newsreaders, but concedes that sexism remains an issue for the broader TV industry. She adds that men continue to hold the majority of top roles in the media sector.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

NAB faces $4.3m harassment suit

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Original article by Leo Shanahan
The Australian – Page: 17 : 24-Sep-14

National Australia Bank has declined to comment on a pending claim for damages by a former executive of its JBWere wealth management business. Antonia Thornton alleges in her statement of claim that she was subject to discrimination and harassment after revealing in 2009 that she was pregnant. Thornton also alleges that she was effectively forced to resign, as the discrimination continued after she returned from maternity leave

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NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, JBWERE LIMITED, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, GOLDMAN SACHS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Women face gender pay gap of 18.2 per cent

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Original article by Alana Schetzer
The Age – Page: 2 : 5-Sep-14

Industrial segregation and "unconscious bias" have been blamed for a pay gap between men and women. Helen Conway, the head of the Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency, says the gap still exists because women are under-represented in management, and over-represented in lower-paid positions. Men’s average ordinary full-time weekly earnings are significantly higher than women’s, at $A1,559.10 versus $A1,275.90

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AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY, GRADUATE CAREERS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Women partners stalemate

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Original article by Nicola Berkovic
The Australian – Page: 31 : 27-Jun-14

The new partnership survey by Beaton Research + Consulting for "The Australian" shows little to no improvement in the area of discrimination against female lawyers at the leading law firms. The ratio of female partners increased only from 21.5% to 22% during 2013, while that of equity partners fell from 17.5% to 17.4%. Australian Women Lawyers patron and Family Court chief justice Diana Bryant says quotas should be rolled out to address the imbalance. K&L Gates has lifted the share of female partners from just 6% to 22.4% over four years. While Gilbert +Tobin continues to lead with a ratio of 32.6% among equity partners, this is actually a fall from 36.5% since 2009. In terms of salaried partners TressCox Lawyers scores highest with 39.2%

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BEATON RESEARCH AND CONSULTING PTY LTD, FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN LAWYERS, K&L GATES LLP, GILBERT AND TOBIN LAWYERS, TRESSCOX, SWAAB ATTORNEYS, BANKI HADDOCK FIORA, SEYFARTH SHAW LLP, HIVE LEGAL PTY LTD, MINTER ELLISON, SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS, COOPER GRACE WARD, WOTTON AND KEARNEY, ALLENS, GRIFFITH HACK LAWYERS PTY LTD, HOPGOOD GANIM, McCULLOUGH ROBERTSON