Australians will finally see how men and women are paid in the workplace

Mary Wooldridge is confident that when her agency begins publishing the gender pay gap for large businesses next month, Australia will take a huge step forward for women’s equality. “We’re optimistic that it will be a significant contributor [to reducing the pay gap],” Wooldridge says. “The publishing of the gender pay gap is the catalyst for a whole lot of work that then needs to happen by individual employers and by industries to shift the outcomes.” Workplace Gender Equality Agency chief executive Mary Wooldridge is optimistic Australia has taken a meaningful step to narrow the gender pay gap. Credit: Paul Jeffers Federal laws…