Quick Clique
5 FAST FACTS AND SHORT SNIPPETS
1.
MORE WOMEN BUYING
PROPERTY THAN MEN
Women are likely to become
wealthier over the next five years
from owning more Australian
property — but don’t expect
this to help close the gender
pay gap. The number of women
buying property to live in and for
investment is now outpacing men.
That trend is expected to continue
in the years ahead, according
to data from Westpac and the
Australian Tax Office.
At the same time, we have record
female employment growth and a
national pay gap, which excludes
income from investments such
as property, at a 20-year low of
14.6%, down from about 15.2% in
November last year.
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2.
KICK THE SINGLE
USE HABIT
Sydney-based entrepreneur Ed
Burton believes now is the time to
ditch single-use products and opt
for an environmentally friendly
solution. His new reusable bamboo
coffee cup offers a lightweight
durable alternative that doesn’t
cost the earth. Upcycled from the
remnants of chopsticks, Burton’s
product is set to revolutionise the
reusable cup industry, delivering
a product that not only looks great
but is practical to boot.
With 500 billion disposable coffee
cups going to landfill every year,
isn’t it time we started searching
for an ethically sustainable
resource to fix the by-product of
our addiction?
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3.
NEW STARTUP ENABLES
CLEAR COMPARISON OF
RETIREMENT VILLAGES
Until now the retirement living
industry has been shrouded
in confusion, complexity and
misconceptions, particularly
around fees. Prospective
purchasers had to research villages
separately, often left to do their
own comparison of potentially
very different product, which can
be daunting and time consuming.
CompareVillages does the legwork
for you and makes real comparison
possible. CompareVillages was
founded by Jessica Kinnear,
who worked as a lawyer in the
retirement village space. She saw
firsthand the confusion around the
fee structures in the space and the
desire for greater transparency. “I
could see the need for a simple to use,
free comparison service. A bit like an
iSelect or Trivago for the retirement
living sector,” says Jessica.
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4.
PAYPAL DOING DIGITAL
Payments giant Paypal is taking a
tilt at Australia’s digital gift cards
market, unveiling an e-commerce
store that will offer retailers a
new channel in a fast-growing
market. The move is expected to
shake-up the emerging digital gift
card space, signalling an uptick in
competitive pressure on existing
p layers like Prezzee and Wright
Express owned giftvouchers.com.
Paypal will launch the offer in
partnership with 40 retailers,
including eBay, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel
Sport, RedBalloon, The Iconic and
Adrenaline. The storefront is also
expected to provide opportunities
for a raft of other retail brands as
the service is expanded.
5.
INCOME INEQUALITY
NOT GENDER
INEQUALITY POSITIVELY
COVARIES WITH FEMALE
SEXUALIZATION ON
SOCIAL MEDIA
Women take sexy selfies to compete
with other women and climb the
social ladder in economically
unequal environments, new
research suggests. A new UNSW
study has revealed the science
behind sexy selfies, showing
that women tend to sexualise
themselves in environments with
greater economic inequality,
rather than where they might be
oppressed because of their gender.
In this study, it was looked
at where in the world these
things happened most. The
argument is usually that when
you see sexualisation, you see
disempowerment, according to
Dr. Blake.
The researchers say that the
findings make sense from an
evolutionary point of view.
“In evolutionary terms, these kinds
of behaviours are completely
rational, even adaptive. The basic
idea is that the way people compete
for mates, and the things they do
to put themselves at the top of the
hierarchy are really important. This
is where this research fits in – it's all
about how women are competing and
why they're competing."
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