Equal Pay Day 2021

What's Your Pay Gap?

Equal Pay Day marks the additional days from the end of the previous financial year that women must work, on average, to earn the same amount as men earned that year.

This year’s theme is #WhatsYourPayGap.

Did you know:

  • The national pay gap is 14.2%
  • The finance industry has one of the largest average pay gaps at 24.1%
  • On average, women working full-time earned $1,575.50 while men working full-time earned $1837.00
  • Full time average weekly earnings difference between women and men is $261.50

Watch this video explaining exactly what the gender pay gap is and how it’s calculated:

Find out more about how you can join the campaign to the close the gender pay gap here.

The first step to tackling pay inequality is joining your union. We are stronger together.

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

 

Authorised by Julia Angrisano, National Secretary