Welcome to our next lunch about ‘Measuring Ethnic Pay Gaps’

Aotearoa’s gender and ethnic pay gaps combined represent $17.6 billion annually, or 11% of wages and salaries (Source: Motu, 2022). For individuals and their families, these gaps result in lower lifetime earnings that impact health, wellbeing, economic independence, and the ability to save for retirement. Closing them is more urgent than ever when we look at what people miss out on over their working lives:

• $175,511 for Māori men 

• $249,415 for Pakeha women 

• $263,481 for Asian men 

• $385,959 for Pacific men 

• $400,368 for Māori women 

• $422,096 for Asian women 

• $488,310 for Pacific women 

Source: Mindthegap

Calculating, analysing, and reporting ethnic pay gaps is one way that organisations can signify their commitment to fair, equitable, and transparent pay for everyone. We also know that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” However, many organisations have found that collecting compehensive demographic data can be challenging.

Hear from our knowledgeable panellists about their insights and experiences with capturing demographic data and reporting intersectional pay gaps for organisations in Aotearoa: 

• Evan Bateup 
  Chief People & Inclusion Officer at KPMG NZ 

• Fleur Allison 
  Group Performance and Reward Manager at SkyCity Entertainment Group 
  Advisory Board Member for the Gender at Work Community 

• Lisa Meto Fox 
  Programme Manager at The Southern Initiative 
  Former Advocacy & Project Manager at the Human Rights Commission’s Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry 

• Tania Domett 
  Director of Cogo Consulting and Project Gender

We are also excited to introduce our new Gender at Work Manager, Elizabeth Maddison, in person!