This Month
- Exclusive
- Construction
Construction’s long hours put next generation of workers off
A new industry survey shows working conditions in an industry already struggling to attract women are also putting off the next generation of men.
- Michael Bleby
- Opinion
- Opinion
How to fix construction’s female problem
The gender pay gap in construction is entirely not surprising when the female participation in the industry is so low. Here are five strategies to fix it.
- Alison Mirams
Goldman Sachs’ women problem is getting worse
The mean hourly pay difference between men and women has reached 54 per cent as the bank struggles to promote more women to top positions.
- Tom Metcalf
March
- Exclusive
- Commercial real estate
Cushman & Wakefield taps Noral Wild to lead, deepens alternatives push
The commercial agency’s appointment of a new CEO for Australia and New Zealand signals the trends in commercial property it is aiming to tap.
- Updated
- Michael Bleby
Government contracts on the line if gender targets not met
Companies like BAE Systems, Microsoft, SAP and the big consulting firms stand to lose billions in government contracts if they can’t prove they’re meeting targets.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Investment banking
Why billable hours could fix investment banking’s gender pay gap
Investment banking has one of the country’s largest gender pay gaps. But why is it so different to law?
- Jemima Whyte
Lack of men in HR least of bosses’ gender-equality problems
The push for greater gender diversity in corporate Australia has not translated into getting more men into female-dominated human resources roles.
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Opinion
Women don’t ‘choose’ to work less – there is no choice
The “motherhood penalty” in Australia is higher than our peers. It’s dragging on national productivity.
- Gordon Cleveland and Georgie Dent
How to narrow construction’s massive wage gap
The highest-paying jobs on site go to those with the most experience, but not everyone – especially women with caring responsibilities – can get that.
- Michael Bleby
Jobseekers asking more questions about gender pay gap after WGEA data
The publication of large employers’ gender pay gaps has led to more questions from candidates about parental leave policies too.
- Euan Black
Westpac launches back-to-work program to get more women into tech
The big four bank’s training program is part of broader efforts by the financial services provider to narrow the gender pay gap.
- Euan Black
Can’t name a woman who chairs an ASX20 company? There is a reason
Despite the proportion of female directors on ASX20 boards surging to 44 per cent, none of them sit at the top of the table, analysis by the AICD found.
- Sally Patten
Seven ways to close your gender pay gap from bosses who did it
BOSS speaks to a range of companies that have been working hard to narrow pay disparities between men and women. This is what they did.
- Sally Patten
Coalition demands means-testing on parental leave super payments
The opposition says workers with big super retirement savings balances should not get superannuation top-ups paid for by taxpayers.
- Hannah Wootton and Tom McIlroy
Why boosting women pilots will be a ‘decades-long’ project
Women make up just one in nine new pilots graduating each year, stalling efforts to bring down the sector’s high pay gaps.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Opinion
More even distribution of paid work key to closing gender pay gap
Some might think the answer to pay disparity is simple. But survey data consistently show that most females in part-time jobs do not want a full-time job
- Mark Wooden
Why the gender pay gap will get worse before it gets better
This week on The Fin podcast, BOSS editor Sally Patten and reporter Hannah Wootton on why the gender pay gap exists, who are the worst offenders and what can be done to fix it.
Rinehart blames Hancock pay gap on ‘helping women’ into mining
A 22 per cent gender pay gap at Hancock, versus a 15 per cent for all miners, is the temporary result of getting more women into the industry, Gina Rinehart says.
- Michael Bailey and Yolanda Redrup
Labor to pay super on paid parental leave
From July 1, 2025, new parents will have 12 per cent superannuation paid on the 20 weeks of government-funded paid parental leave.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Opinion
How 12 extra hours of unpaid work weekly fuels economic inequality
The average woman spends 35 hours a week in unpaid work For men, it’s 23 hours.
- Bianca Hartge-Hazelman