Post by emilykate on Aug 25, 2010 20:28:20 GMT -5
September 1st is Equal Pay Day
There is a 18% pay gap between men and women in Australia, meaning that for every $1 men earn, women are getting 82c.
For educated women, the situation is even worse still, as women with a tertiary education earn 30% less than their equivalently educated male counterparts - that's just 70c for every $!!
Female surgeons earn 41% less than male surgeons and those few female CEOs earn only 2/3rds of the median wage of their male counterparts.
Perhaps the most worrying thing is THE PAY GAP IN AUSTRALIA IS ACTUALLY INCREASING. When it comes to pay, we are going BACKWARDS on gender equality. The pay gap is at the same level it was in 1972, almost 4 decades ago!
No matter what your gender, come and join the MSA Women's Department on Equal Pay Day and show your support for pay equality - where legislation and promises are backed up by payslips!!
September 1st, 11:00am - 1:00pm
East Pond Area of the Menzies Lawn
(Airport Lounge, Campus Centre, if it's raining/windy/miserable)
East Pond Area of the Menzies Lawn
(Airport Lounge, Campus Centre, if it's raining/windy/miserable)
To show your support for equal pay...
- Wear red! Hipscarves and lapelle rosettes will be available from the MSA WOmen's Dept stall.
- Sign the petition! Online petitions will be set up at the stall, or you can follow the link www.getup.org.au/campaign/HowTheOtherHalfEarns&id=307 to sign up earlier.
- Write to Australian newspapers to bring this issue to public attention in the lead up to September 1st, Equal Pay Day, or
- Ccall up talk back radio to get the conversation started on the airwaves!
- Talk to your friends and family about these statistics, and how they too can show their support for equal pay, and of course, bring your friends to the MSA Women's Department stall!
To symbolise the money that women won't be getting due to the pay gap, we will also have nut free chocolate coins and for vegans Oreo biscuits with dollar $ign$ just for women!!
RSVP 'ATTENDING' to the Facebook event at www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=142342839134179&ref=mf and feel free to invite friends to this event, and share the event on your profile page!
