Gender Equity
With a predominantly female membership, achieving gender equity is central to the work of the ANMF.
Australia’s national gender pay gap
Australia’s national gender pay gap sits at 21.1%, meaning women earn just 78.9 cents for every dollar earned by men — a difference that adds up to $28,356 every year. While progress is being made, it remains slow. Current projections suggest it could take another 26 years to close the gap.
With a predominantly female membership, the ANMF has long advocated for meaningful reforms to advance gender equality, strengthen workplace fairness, and address the persistent pay disparity experienced by nurses, midwives and care workers.
Addressing gender-based undervaluation of work
The union movement is committed to achieving gender pay equity and addressing the historic gender-based undervaluation of nursing and care work.
Flexible workplace policies and paid parental leave
Flexible working arrangements are critical to support gender equality and women's leadership in the workplace. The ANMF supports reproductive health and wellbeing leave.
Superannuation and supporting women in retirement
The ANMF continues to advocate for a national policy to address the diminished earning capacity of women throughout their working lives, largely due to time taken outside of the workforce for caring responsibilities.