We need to stamp out the gender pay gap in The problem retirement savings and Get Super Working For Women! Across the whole ASU membership ASU “…I can’t afford to contribute to members have been talking a lot about their my own superannuation, can’t afford fears they won’t be able to afford to retire with to take holidays, nor can I take extra dignity. paid leave as I live pay to pay. There are many like me who, after a mid Australia’s superannuation system is failing women. life divorce, accepted extra in the equity of their home so that the Women work less often and for lower pay. children were not disturbed rather We make and keep homes, raise kids and care than a share of his super. My for our whole families but we are not paid for the contributions that women typically make husband had to support the people we love the most. a for life government pension which, after 20 years of support, I As a lot of our work is unpaid or underpaid, superannuation balances fall further and could not make a claim on. I further behind so that women are retiring maintained the home and fulltime with around half as much superannuation as care of our child while he went off men. shore and earned big tax free Average super balance by parental status. The average dollars. He now lives on a luxury super balance of mothers is less than the average super of other workers. The average super balance of fathers, on the yacht and travels regularly while I other hand, is more than the average super of other workers. live from pay to pay. Thanks for listening!…” ASU member, Per Capita report The problem is severe and distressing for ASU members. Every day we ignore it, the impact will get worse. We can’t wait to the end of our working lives to make something happen.
The problem Across the whole ASU membership ASU members have been talking a lot about their fears they won’t be able to afford to retire with dignity. Australia’s superannuation system is failing women. Women work less often and for lower pay. We make and keep homes, raise kids and care for our whole families but we are not paid for the contributions that women typically make to support the people we love the most. As a lot of our work is unpaid or underpaid, superannuation balances fall further and further behind so that women are retiring with around half as much superannuation as men. Average super balance by parental status. The average super balance of mothers is less than the average super of other workers. The average super balance of fathers, on the other hand, is more than the average super of other workers. The problem is severe and distressing for ASU members. Every day we ignore it, the impact will get worse. We can’t wait to the end of our working lives to make something happen. We need to stamp out the gender pay gap in retirement savings and Get Super Working For Women! “…I can’t afford to contribute to my own superannuation, can’t afford to take holidays, nor can I take extra paid leave as I live pay to pay. There are many like me who, after a mid life divorce, accepted extra in the equity of their home so that the children were not disturbed rather than a share of his super. My husband had a for life government pension which, after 20 years of support, I could not make a claim on. I maintained the home and fulltime care of our child while he went off shore and earned big tax free dollars. He now lives on a luxury yacht and travels regularly while I live from pay to pay. Thanks for listening!…” ASU member, Per Capita report