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Australian women are more educated than men, but gender divides remain at work

  • Written by Michael Coelli, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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The Bureau of Statistics has just released a new set of data from the 2021 census. The first set – released in June 2022 – covered topics including age, sex, religion, unpaid work and country of birth.

The second set, released on Wednesday, provides insights into the kinds of jobs Australians have (and if they have a job),...

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