Liberal National Party MP Colin Boyce's comments during a debate over a government bill aimed at promoting gender equity in businesses with over 500 employees have sparked controversy. Boyce's remarks were labeled as 'outdated' and 'casual misogyny' by Minister for Women Katy Gallagher, despite his claim of supporting equal pay for same-industry workers. The Coalition plans to vote against the bill, which would restrict government contracts to companies meeting gender equity targets.
Liberal National Party MP Colin Boyce made the comments during a debate over a government bill to encourage gender equity targets for businesses with more than 500 employees.
In a statement, Mr Boyce told the ABC that women and men should be paid the same for the same work and that he sought to raise concerns about how gender pay gap reports compared industries. "But the simple fact of the matter is that what we miss here is that we are not comparing apples with apples."You cannot possibly compare women who are working in the childcare sector, as an example, to men who work in the construction industry.In response, Labor MP Carina Garland told the chamber her ancestors who campaigned for women's suffrage in the 19th century would be "appalled and dismayed" at Mr Boyce's comments.
"This kind of tone-deaf, casual misogyny has no place in our community, let alone the parliament," she said. "There are businesses that have built their success from partnering with governments that are not meeting the mark on gender pay parity," she said in February.In a speech to parliament, shadow early childhood minister Angie Bell said the government's bill placed onerous financial implications on businesses and gave too much power to the minister for women.The gender pay gap is 11.
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