IWD: the gender pay gap with WGEA's Mary Wooldridge

It's International Women's Day and the theme is #BreakTheBias! Mary Wooldridge from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency joins Shell and Em to talk about a big issue that women encounter at work, the gender pay gap. The chat touches on:👉🏿 the difference between the gender pay gap and equal pay👉🏽 key causes of the gap and the updated data👉 the role that parents can play in breaking the bias with their kids👉🏻 some ways that employers can de-bias the hiring process👉🏾 busting some misconceptions about the gap👉🏿 childcare and parental leave👉🏼 how might employees raise a convo about this topic?👉women and leadership👉🏻and some key career learnings that Mary would tell her younger selfYou can go back and listen to the episode with Mary on my millennial money.Today's episode on my millennial money touches on the economic barriers to women.See if your workplace has done a gender equality audit and more helpful tools to navigate flexible work, parental leave and pay equity on the WGEA website.Big thanks to our show partner, Rarekind! Visit bit.ly/rarekindm3c⭐Sometimes the easiest way to get a pay rise is as easy as setting up a good personal budget & spending plan. Try the Glen James Spending Plan﹘use coupon code "m3c" to save $20.Join our Facebook community! Got a question for us? Use #careeradviceClick here for podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimers & warnings about this episode + more, check out.my millennial career is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.We acknowledge the darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our studio sits, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who may listen to our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.