Despite data indicating that Australian businesses are continuing to conduct gender pay gap analysis, there has been little action to reduce pay inequality beyond this.
The data, which was acquired between April 2019 and March 2020, showed an increase of women in organisational leadership, yet with men still earning almost $25 000 more on average.
Libby Lyons, director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, expects that due to the impact of COVID-19, this pay gap will continue to not be substantially addressed, with the risk of growing wider again over time.