An interesting data set released by the ABS today highlights the gender imbalance that still exists in Australia. Women are more likely to be more highly educated than men and participate in more work-related learning and yet are still receiving only about 88% of the mean male wage, are more likely to have no access to superannuation and make up only 3.5% of CEOs of ASX 200 companies. A selection of the data below…
Indicator | Male | Female |
Earnings (mean, non-managerial hourly) | $35.40 | $31.20 |
No Super cover | 19.4% | 26.5% |
Year 12 or above | 84.3% | 89.2% |
Bachelor degree or above | 25.5% | 32.4% |
Engaged in work-related learning in past yr |
40.7% | 41.4% |
Life expectancy | 79.9 | 84.3 |
CEO in ASX 200 | 96.5% | 3.5% |
Senior managers in Public Service | 60.5% | 39.5% |
Order of Australia Awards | 71.1% | 28.9% |