Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained. A number of moderate members managed . . . to obtain a majority in a thin house.
Today, on average, a woman earns 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, and womenâs median annual earnings are $10,800 less than menâs, according to a report released by the Senate Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff last April.
Women earn 17.5 per cent less than men, on average-adding up to $266 per week. And they retire $87,000 poorer, because women accumulate less superannuation over their working lives. Financial disadvantage starts as soon as women enter the workforce,'' the official report says.raduate starting salaries are overall significantly lower for women than men. Lower pay and workforce participation means women are retiring with an average of 36 per cent less superannuation than men.''. The report shows girls are better prepared than boys to start school, and outperform them in English.