[Greens-Media] Greens call for transparent reporting on wages

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Greens MLC Colleen Hartland will mark "Equal Pay Day" in Parliament 
tomorrow by calling on the state government to make equal pay for women a 
condition of all funding and services agreements. 

"It is all very well to say you support equal pay for women, but the 
government has the means to do something about it.  They hold the purse 
strings, and agencies report to them," said Colleen Hartland MLC

"The tables of parliament groan with annual reports.  I'd like to see an 
extra two lines in each report showing how the total budget for wages 
breaks down between male and female staff members, and the average wage 
for men and women." 

"All government funded departments and agencies should be required to 
complete an annual pay equity audit.  This would cost the government 
nothing, and increase transparency." 

"I expect to hear a lot of talk from politicians on Equal Pay Day.  But 
the government could support equal pay with the stroke of a pen, by 
telling every single agency to show them whether government funding was 
used to support equal pay for women." 

"It's 2009, but despite many years of equal opportunity laws, women still 
continue to have lower incomes than men, spend more on services, have less 
job security, and suffer from sexual harassment. In addition, there are 
fewer women than men in key decision making positions," said Ms Hartland.

For comment: Colleen Hartland - 9689 6373

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Liz Ingham
Office of Colleen Hartland MLC
Western Metropolitan Region

A: 75 Victoria Street, Seddon 3011
P: 9689 6373
M: 0409 333 595
F: 9689 6227
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au
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