Large business could be forced to publicly reveal gender pay gaps in a proposal pitched by Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. Announcing the pitch in a post on Twitter on March 7, Albanese said that the opposition would lead a national push to help close the gender pay gap. The pitch forms part of the opposition’s four-point plan to address the pay gap between men and women in Australia, which stands at 13.4 percent or $242 per week for full-time employees, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Speaking to reporters on International Women’s Day, Albanese explained that the opposition’s first step towards this goal would be to force all companies with 250 employees or more to report their gender pay gap, noting that the plan would also cover managerial and non-managerial positions. Pay secrecy clauses would also be banned, meaning employees would not be obligated to keep their pay …