Gender Pay Gap Quiz

What is the gender pay gap?

• The difference between the average earnings of women and men

• The difference in working hours between men and women

• The difference in education levels between men and women

• The difference in job satisfaction between men and women

What is the difference between the gender pay gap and equal pay?

• Equal pay ensures men and women are paid the same for the same role, while the gender pay gap shows the average earnings difference between men and women

• Equal pay measures the average earnings of men and women, while the gender pay gap ensures fair pay for all employees

• Equal pay focuses on reducing the gender pay gap, while the gender pay gap measures the difference in working hours between men and women

• Equal pay is a legal requirement, while the gender pay gap is a social issue

How is the gender pay gap calculated?

• The difference between the average earnings for men and women, expressed as a percentage of men's average earnings

• The difference in working hours between men and women, expressed as a percentage of men's working hours

• The difference in education levels between men and women, expressed as a percentage of men's education levels

• The difference in job satisfaction between men and women, expressed as a percentage of men's job satisfaction

What are the two gender pay gap datasets used in Australia?

• The annual Workplace Gender Equality Employer Census and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' survey of Average MONTHLY Earnings

• The annual Workplace Gender Equality Employer Census and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' survey of Average WEEKLY Earnings

What causes the gender pay gap?

• Equal pay laws, different industries and jobs, lack of workplace flexibility, full-time work, and unpaid caring and domestic work

• Conscious and unconscious discrimination, different industries and jobs, lack of workplace flexibility, part-time work, and unpaid caring and domestic work

What is one way that business can reduce the gender pay gap?

• Conducting an audit to understand the size of the gender pay gap

• Increasing the number of women in part-time positions

• Excluding women from leadership positions

• Encouraging men to avoid flexible work arrangements

What is the gender pay gap not a comparison of?

• Job satisfaction

• Education levels

• Working hours

• Like roles

What is the gender pay gap expressed as?

• A comparison of education levels

• A comparison of working hours

• A ratio of men's earnings

• A percentage or a dollar figure

What is the legal requirement for equal pay in Australia?

• Women are paid less than men for the same role

• Women are paid more than men for the same role

• Equal pay is not a legal requirement in Australia

• Women and men are paid the same for performing the same role or different work of equal or comparable value

What is the difference between the two gender pay gap datasets in Australia?

• The data sets are used for different industries and do not affect the national gender pay gap calculations

• The data sets have different information on employee wages and result in different national gender pay gap calculations