Protests have been held across Aotearoa New Zealand against the right-wing coalition government, after it forced through a bill amending the country’s Equal Pay Act. Zara Lomas reports.
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We breathed a sigh of relief when Justice Michael Lee found that Bruce Lehrmann, on the balance of probabilities, raped Brittany Higgins. Sue Bull ponders how we are going to stop the crisis of violence against women.
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Claims the new IR laws will close the gender pay gap and strengthen equal pay laws are welcome. But, as Mary Merkenich and Sarah Hathway argue, the laws will divide workers and weaken the Better Off Overall Test.
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The gender pay gap — a measurement of gender equality in the workplace — is growing.
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Appallingly, women who have made history make up just 1% of all of Victoria’s statues. Darren Saffin argues why it is important to support a statue of feminist unionist Zelda D'Aprano.
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Disabled people can be paid as little as $2.54 per hour. Shaun Bickley urges candidates, companies and others to support equal pay for equal work.
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Two hundred people took part in the International Women’s Day protest organised by Hunter Workers' Women's Committee. Kathy Fairfax reports.
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Jake Johnson takes a look at how the US women’s football (soccer) team was driven by their struggle for equal pay, and used their Cup win to escalate the fight.
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An estimated 7000 childcare workers took industrial action by walking off the job around Australia on September 5 to demand equal pay.
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