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Monday, 24 October 2011

Australia has suffered a sharp widening of income distribution in recent years and a free public lecture at The University of Western Australia this week will examine the reasons behind it.

Associate Professor Denise Doiron, from the Australian School of Business at the University of New South Wales, will deliver UWA's 2011 Fay Gale Lecture, discussing Trends and Recent Developments in Income Inequality in Australia.

Associate Professor Doiron argues that although the large gap in income distribution is not unique to Australia, the change has seemed more extreme with Australia's rank in 30 OECD countries falling from 15 in 2004, to 24 in 2008 in terms of income inequality.

The roles of women and men will be discussed; in particular the changes in female employment rates, which are related to the trends in income inequality.

Associate Professor Doiron has held appointments at the University of Western Ontario, the University of British Columbia, the University of Sydney and visiting appointments at Boston University, University of Washington and the Australian National University.  She has conducted research in the areas of labour economics, industrial relations, social policy, and health economics.  She is currently co-editor of the Economic Record.

The Fay Gale Lecture honours the late Professor Fay Gale, the first female President of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and an eminent social scientist.  She was UWA's Vice-Chancellor from 1990 to 1997.  The lecture is sponsored by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.

WHAT: 2011 Fay Gale Lecture

WHEN: 6.00pm Wednesday, October 26

WHERE: The University Club Theatre, UWA. The nearest car park is Hackett Entrance 1.

Media references

Associate Professor Denise Doiron  (+61 4) 11 248 704
Michael Sinclair-Jones (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 3229  /  (+61 4) 00 700 783

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