WA’s yawning gender pay gap can in part be contributed to young women forgoing maths in years 11 and 12, according to Programmed managing director Chris Sutherland, who today called for societal change to address the problem.
Energy and materials stocks are leading the Australian share market higher in the wake of a meteoric rise in iron ore prices and a strong performance by oil.
The Australian share market has finished the session marginally higher, but has gained more than 4 per cent over the week, led by the big banks and miners.
Bayswater company Capital is developing a major new facility at Henderson that it believes will reaffirm its status as the state’s major recycler of construction and demolition waste, while also opening up opportunities in other waste streams.
Western Australia’s unenviable position as national leader in gender pay gap cannot be explained by the prominence of male-dominated industries, according to new national research.
The Australian share market has opened higher off the back of a strong performance on Wall Street overnight.The Dow Jones rose 2.11 per cent and the S&P 500 surged 2.39 per cent.
The Australian share market has turned higher in early trade after a weak lead from Wall Street with resource and energy stocks rallying on a rise in oil prices.
The Australian share market is lower in early trade, as investors remain uncertain amid volatile markets after stocks slid in China but rose on Wall Street overnight.
The Australian share market has closed nearly 1 per cent higher, boosted by bargain hunters, stronger regional markets, a lift in the iron ore price and some encouraging corporate earnings reports.
