The Federal Government has released its issues paper on the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace legislation and called for public comment. Submissions close on 16 October 2009 and instructions on how to make submissions are included in the paper. Women in the workforce have undeniably come a long way since the days of blatant discrimination and sexism in the 70s. But in her media release announcing the review, Minister for the Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek, highlighted the fact that the pay gap between male and female full-time earnings is now 17.2 per cent and that over the last decade we have seen a decline in women in executive leadership roles. Hopefully, the review will go some way towards forcing the government to strengthen its legislation and address these issues.
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