“We’re committed to building a diverse team who work in a safe, inclusive and equitable environment at Telstra and a team that is reflective of our customers and the communities in which we live, work and provide services. This goes to the heart of our purpose, of who we are and of what we do.
Being transparent about our gender pay data is important because our people can see the progress we’re making to delivering on a commitment to improve (or close) the gap with gender pay.
Telstra's gender pay gap, as identified in the WGEA report, is a result of having fewer women employed in technical, leadership or specialist roles, where market remuneration is higher.
This is a legacy issue in our industry but importantly it is changing.
As Australia’s leading telecommunications company, we’re committed to accelerating this change because everyone benefits when there’s diversity at all levels of our business. And importantly, our reviews show we don’t pay women differently to men doing the same work.
We’re confident that, over time, the strategies we have in place will see this gap reduce.”
– Statement from Kathryn van der Merwe, Group Executive, People, Culture and Communications.
To close our gender representation gap, we’re taking a data-driven approach to develop, retain and recruit women talent by:
Change takes time, that’s why in FY24 we expanded our programs to increase the pipeline of diverse talent, including:
These are in addition to our ongoing commitment to Career Start Internships which aim to make it easier for women and under-represented groups to learn the in-demand technical skills we need now and into the future.