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We won't fix female super until we fix female pay, but Labor's ideas are a start

  • Written by: Helen Hodgson, Associate Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
We won't fix female super until we fix female pay, but Labor's ideas are a startWomen are disadvantaged when it comes to super, because women are disadvantaged when it comes to pay.Shutterstock

Women retire with embarrassingly little super compared to men.

In 2015-16 the typical (median) Australian woman retired with A$36,000. The typical male had A$110,000.

When presented as averages, the difference is less stark because a...

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