Gender Equality In Australia

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“Well get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans” are the lyrics to the popular R&B classic, Shake, Rattle & Roll. But what do these lyrics actually mean? They’re trying to tell us that women should get of the kitchen and do something more beneficial with their lives. But how easy is it for them to go and do this with ‘issues’ such as the rising pay gap and gender equality? Hello and Good morning. My name is Oscar McGraw and today I will be discussing the issue of gender equality in Australia, and how I believe, that it’s all a myth.
Women in Australia earn 82c for every dollar that their male counterpart earns. In its self, this seems fairly conclusive, but really it’s extremely misleading. Men and women don’t all have the same

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