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Progress on gender equality at work is slow and uneven, new index finds

  • Written by: Elizabeth Hill, Professor of Political Economy; Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at Work; and, co-convenor Work + Family Policy Roundtable, University of Sydney
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Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid work opportunities held back by women doing the bulk of unpaid work in the home, new research shows.

Stubborn gaps in pay and career progression, alongside deep division between the types of jobs women and men do, are holding back business and the...

Why the secrecy around car insurance?

Every year, millions of Australians receive their car insurance renewal and promise themselves they’ll look at it properly later. Then life gets in ...

Australian workers spend almost an hour a day administering email

Research finds email filing, searching and rework consuming an estimated 58 minutes a day and potentially exposing organisations to millionsAustralian...

Customer Service Is Becoming Part of the Small Business Sales and Marketing Engine

For Customer Service Week, 5-9 October, Thryv is urging small businesses to look beyond generating  enquiries and examine what happens after a custome...

Gift Cards as the gateway to agentic payments

Prepaid and stored value gives consumers the trust and control to try AI shopping agents By Blackhawk Network VP Head of ANZ Kieran Nolan For deca...

Why Data Accumulation Without Governance Undermines Sustainability Goals

In July 2026, Group 2 entities, the second cohort of Australian businesses, began their first reporting period under the mandatory climate disclosur...

Permanent $20,000 Instant Asset Write-Off Gives Small Businesses Greater Planning Certainty

The Federal Government’s decision to permanently legislate the $20,000 instant asset write-off will give eligible small businesses greater certainty...