Women's economic security is an issue that has been drawn into sharp focus during the COVID19 pandemic.

The intractable pay disparity that still exists is just the start of it. Unpaid work at home, frontline work in insecure jobs, the loss of income as a consequence of caring responsibilities and the perilous state of women's superannuation savings are all aspects of an economic crisis for working women.

Kristine Ziwica is a journalist who has been writing about these issues extensively this year for The Saturday Paper. She joins us this week on the pod.

Some further reading.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2021/07/10/the-case-that-might-close-the-wage-gap/162583920012035

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2021/04/10/older-women-and-homelessness/161797680011439

 

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About the hosts

Sally Rugg, Executive director at Change.org Australia - @sallyrugg

Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFrankly

Women's economic security is an issue that has been drawn into sharp focus during the COVID19 pandemic. The intractable pay disparity that still exists is just the start of it. Unpaid work at home, frontline work in insecure jobs, the loss of income as a consequence of caring responsibilities and the perilous state of women's superannuation savings are all aspects of an economic crisis for working women. Kristine Ziwica is a journalist who has been writing about these issues extensively this year for The Saturday Paper. She joins us this week on the pod. Some further reading. <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2021/07/10/the-case-that-might-close-the-wage-gap/162583920012035">https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2021/07/10/the-case-that-might-close-the-wage-gap/162583920012035</a> <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2021/04/10/older-women-and-homelessness/161797680011439">https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2021/04/10/older-women-and-homelessness/161797680011439</a>
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*On the Job is made by Australian Unions.
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Need help with working conditions?
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About the hosts
Sally Rugg, Executive director at Change.org Australia - <a href="https://twitter.com/sallyrugg">@sallyrugg</a>
Francis Leach, ACTU -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/SaintFrankly">@SaintFrankly</a>

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens. Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

Dream Job, Cash gig, career move, a job for life or the job from hell.. On the job is a here to talk to you about your working life.

On The Job

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens.

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