For every $1 earned by men in Australia today, women earn just 84c.
Even worse – the gap has actually widened since 2004.
Use the pay calculator on the left to see just how much you.d earn if you were the opposite sex – then sign the petition calling for the Government to take action on equal pay for Australian women.
I call on the Australian Government to take action to achieve equal pay for women.
Bold political leadership is required to change the legislative framework and shift cultural attitudes to close the 16% pay gap that currently exists between men and women.
This pay calculator is based on Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, 2007, ABS Cat. No. 6302.0. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics. It is a simulator designed to highlight the average overall disparity, not to be taken literally. Click here or more details.