We won't fix female super until we fix female pay, but Labor's ideas are a start
- Written by Helen Hodgson, Associate Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
Women are disadvantaged when it comes to super, because women are disadvantaged when it comes to pay.ShutterstockWomen retire with embarrassingly little super compared to men.
In 2015-16 the typical (median) Australian woman retired with A$36,000. The typical male had A$110,000.
When presented as averages, the difference is less stark because a...
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