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Women in media under-represented at senior levels

A deep dive into Australian media has revealed women hold just 30 per cent of CEO positions despite making up 49 per cent of the core workforce.

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Women are reaching economic equality but femicide rises

Rising economic equality traditionally reduces gender-based violence but an expert fears this correlation may no longer be true in Australia. She explains why.

AAP

Economists award Chalmers top marks for budget, but less for fighting inflation

Asked to grade Jim Chalmers’ second budget on his own criteria of delivering “relief, repair and restraint”, most of the 57 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation give it top marks.

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Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4 per cent under Labor and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap under Labor was 17.4 per cent and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. RMIT ABC Fact Check looks at the numbers.

ABC News

Deutsche Bank forecasts Australia will enter a recession in 2023, following an expected rise in unemployment

Deutsche Bank expects Australia's unemployment rate to spike to 4.5 per cent by the end of 2023, leading to a recession under the investment bank's definition.

ABC News

A new COVID wave looms, but cost-of-living pressures mean sick workers are still showing up for work

Australians are showing up for work even when they're sick or injured because they need to get paid – or keep their job.

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Business fear of wage rise 'has no economic logic' after record profit, expert says

Last financial year's profits were the biggest in five years, but some businesses still say they can't afford to lift wages.

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Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists

Fifty top Australian economists were asked to select which topics to be discussed at the summit offered the most promise of addressing our skills shortage.

The New Daily

Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation

Women in construction say greater diversity will stamp out sexism and fix labour shortages

Construction is the most male-dominated industry in Australia, and women say greater gender diversity is needed to weed out sexism and address labour shortages.

ABC News

Casuals, contractors and gig workers set for 'potentially massive' changes under Labor

An industrial relations fight is looming as employers protest mooted changes giving more employment security to gig-economy workers.

ABC News

Workers choosing flexibility for life, even as pandemic rules ease

The shift in the way people work amounts to a revolution but presents challenges to ensure women are not overlooked in the workplace and staff wellbeing is maintained, an expert says.

The Canberra Times

Underestimated: why young women are shying away from economics

Fewer young women are taking up economics study, and many who do are underestimating how good they are at it. It could have consequences far beyond the classroom

The Guardian - AU

Federal budget 2022: policy change could discourage men from taking parental leave, experts say

Policy that allows parents to choose how they split 20 weeks of leave criticised as a ‘step backwards’

The Guardian - AU

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