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The case that could help close the gender pay gap

Jul 13, 202115 min
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Episode description

It's been over 50 years since equal pay for equal work became law in Australia, but right now women are still significantly underpaid.


In recent years, efforts to better value women's work and increase wages have stalled but now, a new case being brought to the Fair Work Commission by a group of aged care workers could change that.

 

Today, writer for The Saturday Paper Kristine Ziwica on the case that could help close the gender pay gap.

 

Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Kristine Ziwica.


Background reading: The case that might close the wage gap in The Saturday Paper


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