Australian #women now #work more in female-dominated jobs than they did 35 years ago! 💼

Occupational segregation persists in #Australia, and this comes at a big cost.

According to an economics expert, we need "a relatively even balance of females and males" in the #workforce if we want to hire the people who are going to be the best.

👩‍💻 This means we need to remove the barriers that allow it to happen.

https://theconversation.com/australian-women-are-largely-doing-the-same-jobs-theyve-always-had-latest-data-shows-195014

#employment #hiring #gender #population #genderequality #office

Australian women are largely doing the same jobs they've always had, latest data shows

Many occupations in Australia are more heavily gendered than they were 35 years ago.

The Conversation