More part-time bosses and co-CEOs could keep women in leadership and narrow Australia’s pay gap
A report by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency suggests that adopting flexible work arrangements, such as part-time leadership and co-CEO roles, could help retain women in senior positions. The research indicates that uneven caring responsibilities and a lack of flexibility are primary drivers of the gender pay gap.
Why it matters
Addressing structural barriers to female leadership is a key focus for economic policy aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap and improving workplace equity.
Women account for just one in five board chairs or chief executives of Australian companies.. Posed by models Women account for just one in five board chairs or chief executives of Australian companies.. Posed by models Business More part-time bosses and co-CEOs could keep women in leadership and narrow Australia’s pay gap Uneven caring responsibilities combined with a lack of flexible work options have prevented women from staying in senior positions, research suggests
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Prefer the Guardian on Google More part-time bosses and “co-CEOs” could keep women in leadership and narrow Australia’s gender pay gap, the federal government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency says.
WGEA warned resistance to gender equality was growing and urged employers to make management more flexible to reduce the gender pay gap, where women earn $0.79 for every $1 a man makes on average.
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