EQUAL PAY DAY 2024
It doesn't add up?
*Business and Professional Women Strathfield**
**Invites You to an Equal Pay Day Dinner and Conversation**
**Date:** 19th August 2024
**Time:** 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
**Venue:** Coro88, 88 Burwood Road, Burwood, 2134
**Parking:** Free undercover parking available at the venue
**Women Mean Business**
WGEA has announced the date for this year’s Equal Pay Day as 19 August, marking the 50 days into the new financial year that Australian women must work to earn the same, on average, as men did last year.
This year's theme is "it doesn't add up."
The national gender pay gap measures the difference between the average weekly full-time base salary earnings of women and men, expressed as a percentage of men’s earnings. It is a measure of women’s overall position in the paid workforce and does not compare like roles.
Equal pay is the concept of women and men being paid the same for performing the same role or different work of equal or comparable value. In Australia, this has been a legal requirement since 1969. The gender pay gap is different to equal pay.
WGEA research has identified three main contributors to Australia’s gender pay gap:
Gender discrimination (36%)
Care, family responsibilities and workforce participation (33%),
Gender segregation by job type and industry (24%)
The Equal Pay Day campaign will run for 50 days, until Equal Pay Day on 19th August.
SWETA GUPTA President BPWS
E: bpwstrathfield@gmail.com
By participating in Equal Pay Day events and supporting initiatives aimed at closing the gender pay gap, individuals and organisations can contribute to creating a more equitable workforce.
Register here with BPW or on our Eventbright page below.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/equal-pay-day-dinner-and-inspiring-speaker-free-tickets-948711951987?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
