Pay Gap
Personal finance: What's happening with pay transparency
Simran Kaur joins Kathryn to talk about pay transparency clauses, and how they've been used by employers to keep workers' salaries secret. Critics say it's helped to perpetuate the gender pay gap and… Audio
Public pay gap registry to launch this year
It's been almost 50 years since the Equal Pay act of 1972, but we still have a long way to go before we reach equality. This March, Mind The Gap are launching a pay gap registry, where companies can… Audio
Sharing chores at home could help economy - Westpac/Deloitte survey
Sharing the load could come with a healthy boost to the economy.
A Westpac / Deloitte survey has found just seven percent of heterosexual couples, who both work full time, share the domestic chores… Audio
Māori and Pacific pay gap in senior public sector roles
New data obtained under the Official Information Act shows senior Māori and Pasifika public and health sector workers are less likely to earn over $100-thousand dollars than their pākehā counterparts… Audio
TVNZ's gender pay gap revealed
Dr Kaisa Wilson joins The Panel to talk about the gender pay gap at TVNZ, which the organisation tried to hide. Figures showed that male presenters at TVNZ earn an average of 40 K more a year than… Audio
Community Midwives' big push
As Canadian midwives celebrate a landmark legal decision to end a gender pay gap, the New Zealand College of Midwives are stopping short of a threat to revive their High Court claim here. Meanwhile a… Audio
'Motherhood penalty' in gender pay gap - report
A new report shows the gender pay gap only gets worse once a woman becomes a parent. The research commissioned by the Ministry for Women found women face a 4.4 percent drop in hourly wages after… Audio
Australia's gender pay gap
Another Australian survey has been released highlighting the pay gap between men and women in certain professions. There are still huge differences in salaries for female judges, actuaries and… Audio
Sexism pure & simple, blamed for gender pay gap
New Zealand research is showing what some people have always suspected, that sexism, not women's unwillingness to bargain, or their chosen occupations is the likely driver of the gender pay gap. Motu… Audio
Aged Care Association does u-turn, welcomes pay rises
The association fought Kristine Bartlett and unions in court, saying "hundreds of rest homes" would have to close. But now it's changed it's stance. Video, Audio
Fight over for equal pay advocate
Kristine Bartlett has spent five years battling for equal pay. She says today's announcement of a $2b settlement isn't just a pay rise, it's the difference between poverty and living an enjoyable… Audio
Govt opts for $2b settlement over court process
Aged care and support workers will receive a pay rise of between 15 and 49 percent from July. Prime Minister Bill English says the government decided to settle instead of endure the court process. Audio
Education support workers launch mediation for pay equity
Three education support workers for children with learning difficulties today launched New Zealand's first ever mediation for pay equity. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
Intl Women's Day cause for anger due to rape comments, pay gap
Women's rights campaigners say it's sad that International Women's Day coincides with revelations around high school students boasting about having sex with unconscious girls. Audio
Gender pay gap still stuck at 12 percent
Bias is the main reason the gender wage gap has remained unchanged for a decade, according to a new study for the Ministry for Women.
Bias Behind 80 per cent of Gender Pay Gap
Reasons behind the gender pay gap have been revealed, and show bias accounts for 80 per cent of the difference between men and women. Audio
Mothers paid 17 percent less than fathers
A new government report shows the gender pay gap increases significantly as soon as women have children.
Michelle Dixon: Tackling unconscious bias in the workplace
Australian lawyer and CEO Michelle Dixon believes inequality in the workplace is never as black and white as some of us would believe, and is doing something about it. She makes everyone in her law… Audio
Companies celebrated for tackling gender equality
ANZ Bank and the New Zealand Defence Force were among organisations awarded by the YWCA last night for showing initiative in tackling the persistent wage gap in their work places. Audio
An unconscious bias against women?
A Government report revealed the pay gap between men and women has grown to its biggest point in six years. Employment reporter Max Towle has more. Audio