Australia’s gender pay falls to narrowest on record but women still earn less in every industry

Gap reduces to 13.3%, which is slightly smaller than previous low recorded before Covid pandemic

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Australia’s gender pay gap has narrowed to a record low but women continue to earn just 87 cents for every dollar of their male counterparts, with the divide barely improving in recent years.

The gap in November was 13.3%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday.