A woman starting work today will retire having earned $1 million less than a man doing the same job unless decisive employer and government action is taken to end the scandal of pay inequality, say unions.
Launching an alliance of 135 organisations to mark Equal Pay Day (September 1) ACTU President Sharan Burrow said:
“It is unacceptable that working women are still being short-changed in their pay packets.
“Many Australians believe women won equal pay in the 1970s - but they are wrong.
“It’s almost 40 years since Australian women were officially granted equal pay for equal work. Yet women still earn 17% less than men or $1 million less over a lifetime.
“For the first time a broad coalition of organisations will campaign to close the pay gap between men and women,” said Ms Burrow.
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