For the past twenty years the gender pay gap in Australia has hovered around 16%. There has actually been a steady rise in pay inequality in more recent years, with the gap increasing from 14.9% to 17.8% between 2004 and 2012 (source). The private sector pay gap is notably larger than the public sector; 21.0% compared to 12.8% in November 2011.
The Economics of Beauty and Discrimination
Suvi Lokuge investigates whether it pays to be pretty.
This article first appeared in Short Supply 2016 – check out the full magazine via the Short Supply tab at the top of this page!