Mind the gap: gender wage differentials in the Australian public sector

Abstract

This article presents the results of an exploratory study of wage outcomes in the West Australian public sector. The research aimed to determine the effect of gender segregation on pay bargaining outcomes in a deregulated industrial relations regime. In the first part of the article, public sector employment relations are discussed and analysed. The second part provides a synopsis of the changes in the legislative and industrial relations environment in Western Australia. The final part examines the effect of gender segregation on bargaining outcomes in the Western Australian public sector.

Citation

Brown, K. and Ridge, S. (2002), "Mind the gap: gender wage differentials in the Australian public sector", Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150210787118