Women in Business in Australia

Women currently make up a large percentage of the workforce but as in many other countries are often found in lower paid and part-time jobs.

Whilst progress is being made, statistics will show that women are still paid comparatively less for doing the same job as a man.

On the other hand, women have made more progress in attaining managerial positions than in many other leading industrialised nations and more and more women are reaching the highest levels of Australian organisations.

Foreign business women visiting Australia should encounter little, if any, overt gender bias.

Author

This country-specific business culture profile was written by Keith Warburton who is the founder of the cultural awareness training consultancy Global Business Culture. 

Global Business culture is a leading training provider in the fields of cross-cultural communication and global virtual team working.  We provide training to global corporations in live classroom-based formats, through webinars and also through our cultural awareness digital learning hub, Global Business Compass.

This World Business Culture profile is designed as an introduction to business culture in Australia only and a more detailed understanding needs a more in-depth exploration which we can provide through our training and consultancy services.