Be sensible on gender pay gap

Comments on Michael Stutchbury “Stop attacking the gender gap”, 8/12/2009, http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/currentaccount/index.php/theaustralian/comments/stop_attacking_the_gender_gap_gap/

The gender inequality in pay is likely to be red herring. There is no foundation or practice in Australia that would contribute to gender inequality. So there is no gender gap in Australia. Overly simplicity in comparing pay by gender is the wrong approach.

Any further regulation of pay in terms of gender is likely to overkill and result in inefficiency in the labour market and more bureaucratic red tapes.

Further to the left for labour market regulation or reregulation cannot be justified whatsoever.