
Gender parity “constrained” by Police Act: SAPOL Commissioner
SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says the Police Act has placed a roadblock in his quest to promote more women to senior leadership positions.
SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says the Police Act has placed a roadblock in his quest to promote more women to senior leadership positions.
The union representing South Australia’s school teachers wants the State Government to double the amount of domestic violence leave available to its members, increase teacher permanency and address class sizes it moves towards a new enterprise bargaining agreement.
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South Australia has the lowest gender pay gap in the country – but the discrepancy is considerably larger in the public service, where some men are paid up to $43,000 more on average than their female colleagues.
Even in the traditionally male-dominated industry of mining, gender equity can be achieved, writes BHP executive Jacqui McGill.
Reducing gender pay gaps and getting more women into leadership roles will not only create a more equitable society, it will also be good for the South Australian economy, writes Glynn Phillips.
Women are falling further behind in pay equality as they climb the corporate ladder.