More than $200 million needed to close Victoria's pandemic 'gender gap'
More than $200 million needed to close Victoriaâs pandemic âgender gapâ Save Normal text size Advertisement Spending of more than $200 million is required to close the âgender gapâ in employment, health and welfare between Victorian men and women and curb disproportionate impacts of economic insecurity, family violence and poor mental health on women. As womenâs unemployment in Victoria remains significantly higher than menâs (8.1 per cent versus 5.9 per cent) the stateâs peak gender equality agency will ask the Andrews government to invest $63 million ...