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Australia's Equal Pay Day is August 19 this year. Try WGEA's new calculator to compute your workplace's individual Equal Pay Day. How does your employer measure up?
Everything you need to know about workplace gender equality targets, in one place.
WGEA has published the individual gender pay gaps for Commonwealth public sector employers for the first time.
Latest Statistics
These are the current statistics in Australia today for workplace equality. Uncover more using the WGEA Data explorer ⬈.
private sector gender pay gap
Commonwealth public sector gender pay gap
of CEO's in Australia are women
Need help with reporting?
This strategy assists relevant employers to understand their obligations and responsibilities under the WGE Act.
Need to report your gender equality data to WGEA? Head to our Reporting Portal to log-in, or register your organisation.
You can find step-by-step instructions, answers to frequently asked questions and help for resolving data issues in the WGEA Reporting Guide.
Take Action
WGEA has a series of live masterclasses and live learning events to guide employers to deepen understanding of workplace gender equality take action to narrow organisations’ gender pay gaps.
Learn how to plan and execute a pay and composition analysis in order to identify the drivers of your gender pay gap.
Use your reporting data to pinpoint areas where you can take action to improve workplace gender equality
This comprehensive employer guide offers a framework to help you prioritise evidence-based actions to improve gender equality.
Everything you need to know about the Employer Statement, an effective tool for employers to communicate their gender pay gap and actions they are taking to address it.
How to use evidence to improve workplace sexual harassment prevention and response.
Publications
WGEA’s Employer Gender Pay Gaps Report includes the publication of 2023-24 gender pay gaps of 7,800 private sector employers and 1,700 corporate groups.
The latest WGEA data on workforce participation, women in leadership, the gender pay gap and employer action on workplace gender equality.
Dr Leonora Risse's research paper Target Setting for Gender Equality: A Review of the Literature summarises the evidence behind setting targets for improving workplace gender equality.
Learn more about us
WGEA is an Australian Government statutory agency created by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. The Agency is charged with promoting and improving gender equality in Australian workplaces
WGEA's Corporate Plan outlines our vision, purpose and activities from 2023-24 through to 2026-27.
Looking for meaningful work? At WGEA you will be part of a team of high achievers who are friendly, fun and passionate about promoting and improving gender equality.