Equal Pay: Setting the Standard to Even the Salary Gap

Pay equity has eluded women in the Australian workforce. While there's been a drive to get more women into the boardroom and rising through the executive ranks, the pay gap between men and women has barely budged over the past 27 years. Now a new draft standard that aims to help progressive employers make the workplace fairer in terms of remuneration has been taking comments. Reading between the lines, it seems much of what women bring to their jobs is frequently undervalued. But with the release of a final standard in 2012 that may be all about to change.