Gender pay gap data on 5000 Australian companies to be revealed [Video]

Gender pay gap data for up to 5000 Australian companies will be made public for the first time in the early hours on Tuesday, in a move designed to put a rocket under employers still dragging their feet on the issue.

Mary Wooldridge, head of the government body tasked with collecting and publishing the data, is cautious to avoid describing the disclosure process as a naming and shaming exercise.

But she is adamant this new measure of transparency will accelerate change and give women the information they need to hold their employers accountable.

“Employers have the choice, of course, in terms of how they respond to it,” said Wooldridge, chief executive of the Workplace …