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COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women's work, and how little we pay for it

  • Written by Lyn Craig, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Melbourne
COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women's work, and how little we pay for itLAURENT GILLIERON/EPA

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid bare how little we normally pay for “women’s work”.

Australia has very low gender equality when it comes to remuneration, ranking 49th on the World Economic Forum Gender Participation and Opportunity Index 2020 that...

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