Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

The Morrison government recognises that improving measures like the gender pay gap requires a commitment and a targeted policy and a partnership between industry and between government, between the private sector and all levels of government. But before I talk about what's ahead let's talk about what's in the rear-view mirror. There was a 17.4 per cent gender pay gap when we came to office; now it's 14.2 per cent.

But there's more to do; there's no doubt about that. As a government, we believe in policies that actually shift the dial—policies not put in place for show, like your policy to give millionaires free child care, but policies with genuine substance. That's why the Women's Budget Statement this year committed to a full review of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency to determine how government can further work alongside the private sector to collectively close the gender pay gap. The Gender Equality Act requires that employers with more than 100 employees report to the— (Time expired)