Women, Wages and Industrial Agreements

Gillian Whitehouse () and Betty Frino
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Gillian Whitehouse: University of Queensland
Betty Frino: University of Sydney

Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2003, vol. 6, issue 4, 579-596

Abstract: This paper focuses on the gendered effects of the current combination of industrial agreements in Australia - both in the sense of the distribution of men and women across different types of agreements, and gender inequality within agreement types. We draw on Australian Bureau of Statistics data to illustrate the uneven distribution of men and women between different methods of setting pay and conditions, and consider implications of this for gender earnings equity. We also investigate gender differences in pay increases and working conditions within a recent sample of collective enterprise agreements. Overall, the paper illustrates some of the on-going risks for gender equity under current wage bargaining arrangements.

Keywords: Wages, Compensation and Labor Costs – Other; Economics of Gender; Discrimination - Other (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J39 J79 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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