Out of sight, out of pocket.
This year, we’re joining the call for intersectional pay gap data.
Will you join us?
This year in Australia, Monday 19th August marked Equal Pay Day — the 50 days past the end of the financial year that women had to keep working to earn the same, on average, as men. But we all know the truth…
Despite some solid progress, Australia’s national Gender Pay Gap reporting is *still* failing to fully capture the nuances experienced by women and gender-diverse people with intersecting identities.
Which means in this case, out of sight not only means out of mind, it also means out of pocket. And as long as the true extent of pay disparities remain invisible, so too do the solutions.
We’re not ok with it, and we know many of you aren’t either. So, this year, we’re adding our voices to those asking for more. Not more money (though we wouldn’t say no to that) — but more data; more intersectional pay gap data, that is.
How to join the call and show your support:
💌 Read the open letter and become a co-signatory. If you’re signing on behalf of a business, you can also share your logo (if you’d like to). We’re hoping to bring as many like-minded supporters on board as we can, so that we can get this message heard - loud and clear.
📲 Peep the social media campaign toolkit. Here you’ll find a bunch of social media assets, suggested captions and official campaign hashtags that we’d love for you to share with your own network and community to help us spread the word.
There will (probably) be a lot of silence on this topic so, we need your help to make as much noise as possible!
It’s time to raise awareness (and a ruckus) for intersectional pay gap reporting in Australia. Otherwise, we run the risk of perpetuating, and further entrenching, the very inequities many of us are seeking to dismantle.
Will you join us?
CAMPAIGN IMAGE CREDIT: EMMA RAHMANI