Should gender be used to negotiate higher wages for women?

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A parliamentary committee publishes a report tomorrow on the wage inequalities between men and women. Currently men earn on average 17% more than women. There is speculation the committee will recommend wage increases to female dominated industries to ensure parity with male dominated industries of comparable skill level.

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Monday, November 23 2009
Produced By Marcus Coombs
Featured in storyElizabeth Broderick, the sex discrimination commissionerDavid Gregory, the director of workplace policy at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryMarian Baird, Associate Professor Discipline of Work and Organizational studies at the University of Sydney
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