The Wire

In the time of the coming recession, everyone wants to make their dollar go further, but if you’re a woman paying tax, you may be missing out. Women today pay the highest effective tax rates, even if they only earn a modest income. This is mostly due to women working more and for longer hours, which means the taxes they pay from their income have hugely increased the total amount of tax revenue the government is able to collect. Marie Coleman, a board member for the National Foundation for Australian Women, spoke to The Wire about the factors that are causing Australian women to pay more then men.