In 2015 men were paid an estimated 17.2% more than women according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. There is currently no proposed equal pay legislation in the Australian parliament. Opponents of equal pay laws argue that pay gap statistics don’t take into account women who take jobs that are more family-friendly in terms of benefits rather than wages and that women are more likely to take breaks in employment to care for children or parents. Proponents argue that laws should be passed to even the playing field for women in all parts of the country including Western Australia where the pay gap is 26%.
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Response rates from 85.8k Australia voters.
85% Yes |
15% No |
82% Yes |
5% No |
3% Yes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
5% No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
3% No, this is irrelevant because the gender wage gap is a myth |
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1% No, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
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1% No, the current requirements in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 are already sufficient |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8HZRV634yrs4Y
Salary should be based off the best fit for the role, regardless of gender.
@92Y5CXL3yrs3Y
If they can do the job the same as each other then yes
@92YQLJC3yrs3Y
this is an obscure question
@9L53BVX1yr1Y
No, eventually social movements and unions should be able to advocate for the victims of discrimination
@92Y4S6C3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as they have the same education, experience and tenure in the job
@B4DYKPD7 days7D
Genders don't matter in a work environment, what does matter is the fact that if one of them is better at the job, has education, experience, and meets the standards to the work and job section. The gender does not matter in this stance, a female can be paid more than a man through working hard and being good at the job, a man can be paid more for also working hard and being good at the job. If the work flow and the same amount of effort is being put in, then they should get the same pay income. Only if they are the same that they should get the same treatment, if one is better they will get more.
@B48G3TB2wks2W
Yes, if experience and qualifications is the exact same. However each employee regardless of gender should be paid per experience and qualifications
@B3PKN97 1mo1MO
No, but businesses should be required to publish comprehensive statistics on salaries for each gender in each position and justify discrepancies.
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