Across the country, 72.2% of 5,347 employers have a gender pay gap that favours men, Workplace Gender Equality Agency finds

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Nearly three-quarters of all employers in Australia have a gender pay gap that favours men, with women earning on average $28,425 less than their male counterparts in the 12 months to March 2024.

The pay gaps at nearly 8,000 employers across Australia were revealed on Tuesday by the government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency, which found Australian women earned 78 cents on average for every $1 earned by men.

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Men holding more senior or more technical roles in a company.

Cultural expectations that caring responsibilities will fall to women, which may limit their opportunities in the workplace.

Companies not allowing senior roles to be held by people working part-time, with women making up the majority of part-time employees.

Men having their requests to work part-time, or take parental leave, refused.

Industries traditionally dominated by women being valued and paid less than industries dominated by men.