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dc.contributor.authorConnell, Julia
dc.contributor.authorChang, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorTravaglione, Tony
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, John
dc.contributor.editorAbby Ghobadian
dc.contributor.editorMartin Kitchener
dc.contributor.editorRachel
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:59:24Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:59:24Z
dc.date.created2013-04-02T20:00:24Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationChang, Joshua and Connell, Julia and Travaglione, Tony and Burgess, John. 2012. Glass Ceilings, Glass Hammers and Glass Escalators: Is it time for a break-through?, in Abby Ghobadian, M. and Kitchener, R. (ed), British Academy of Management (BAM) 2012: Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice, Sep 11-13 2013. Cardiff, UK: British Academy of Management (BAM).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42407
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It has been widely reported that women experience a gender income gap, earning on average approximately 18 per cent less than men. OECD statistics indicate that the proportion of women in paid work is high at 62 per cent across OECD countries, that one-third of managerial posts are held by women and that many more women than men work in part-time jobs (25% and 6% respectively). When women have children, the gender differences are found to be even greater, given more women than men take on the major child care responsibilities. This paper explores the topics of ‘income’, ‘position’, ‘employment status’, and ‘dependent children’ among the men and women of the Australian workforce comparing findings from the Australia at Work data with OECD data. As the title of the paper implies, where income is concerned, Australian women have to grapple with ‘glass ceilings’ while Australian men can frequently step onto a ‘glass escalator’. The paper discusses the implications of these gender inequalities for the Australian workforce, reports on current initiatives intended to address them, and provides suggestions regarding how the gaps may be able to be reduced.

dc.publisherBritish Academy of Management (BAM)
dc.titleGlass Ceilings, Glass Hammers and Glass Escalators: Is it time for a break-through?
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of British Academy of Management (BAM) 2012: Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of British Academy of Management (BAM) 2012: Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice
dcterms.source.isbn978-90-66050-68-6
dcterms.source.conferenceBritish Academy of Management (BAM) 2012: Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateSep 11 2013
dcterms.source.conferencelocationCardiff Business School
dcterms.source.placeCardiff Business School, UK
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