Despite admitting she makes over $1 million annually, Carrie Bickmore commented on the “age-old problem” of women pay inequity.
In the episode of The Project airing on Wednesday, Bickmore claimed that workplace misogyny is mostly to blame for the $1 billion pay disparity between men and women.
It’s an ancient issue that the pandemic has made worse, Bickmore added.
So, what are the answers?
How do we strike a balance?
Her remarks, however, have drawn criticism after The Daily Telegraph reported she makes nearly $1.5 million a year from her prestigious panel post.
Australian women make an average of $307 less per week in the private sector and $226 less per week in the public sector, according to census statistics issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in February.
Dr. Emma Fulu, director of the Equality Institute, explained to Waleed Aly, cohost of the Bickmore’s Project and another seven-figure earner, that the pay gap is primarily caused by a lack of readily available childcare, sexual discrimination in the workplace and when defining “important” jobs, societal pressures, and a lack of childcare options.
We must accept that free, high-quality early childhood education is still not available, and that efforts to close the age gap are in in their infancy, according to Dr. Fulu.
“What we observe from this report is that discrimination is the main cause of the gender wage disparity.”
“Discrimination” includes actions like sexism in everyday life, unconscious bias in hiring procedures, and even familial violence.
Clearly, there is a long path ahead, Bickmore added.
According to what I read, the gender gap appeared to be slightly reducing between 2017 and 2019 before the epidemic struck and caused women to suffer.
How do we get things moving again?
Dr. Fulu concurred and claimed that because women were expected to do more housework while working from home, they “faced the brunt” of Covid rules.