Equal Pay Day

An episode of the Stick Together podcast, hosted by Annie McLoughlin, Tanja Kovac, Andrea Carson, Nareen Young Pia Cerver, titled "Equal Pay Day" was published on September 1, 2020.

September 1, 2020 · Stick Together

Summary

August 28th was Equal Pay Day or rather the day that brings into focus that there is still a 14% gap between women’s pay for comparative work of men’s and that there is a systemic bias in favour of men that leaves women carrying the weigh of social cohesion but in poverty in old age. Today’s program follows part of the panel discussion hosted by Victorian Trades Hall Council and will be facilitated by the co-Leads of the Women's Team, Jodi Peskett and Pia Cerveri. We hear from panel members Tanja KovacCEO Genvic, Melbourne, Victoria  Andrea CarsonPolitical scientist and an Associate Professor in journalism in the Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria  Nareen YoungIndustry Professor, Indigenous Policy (Indigenous Workforce Diversity) at Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research at University of Technology, Sydney, NSW.

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