ANALYSIS: How Australian Companies Stacked Up on Gender Equality

Small business and heavy industries had some of the biggest pay differences between male and female workers.

Pedestrians make their way through Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 25, 2022. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Analysis

Women are earning 21.7 percent less than men, making 78 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts, according to figures from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s latest survey of employers.