and while we're on the subject of women...

World's oldest blogger dies in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A 108-year-old Australian woman who was promoted as the world's oldest blogger has died two weeks after making her last post about "singing a happy song," her great-grand son and her online forum said.

Olive Riley wrote 74 entries in her blogs, firstly http://www.allaboutolive.com.au and later http://worldsoldestblogger.blogspot.com. A friend introduced Riley to blogging early in 2007, and was hooked.

Riley "passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 12," a posting on her Web site said. No cause of death was given. "She will be mourned by thousands of Internet friends and hundreds of descendants and other relatives."

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May Olive rest in peace. She was an inspiration for resilience, determination and had great human kindness, understood human foibles and fought with spirit. She demanded fairness in justice.

Equal pay advocates are urging the Federal Government to fund an education campaign for businesses to help reduce the pay gap between men and women.

A survey of more than 3,000 businesses and the general community shows the majority of people are aware of the pay gap and want it addressed.

The study, conducted on behalf of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency and the Diversity Council of Australia, will be presented to the House Standing Committee into Pay Equity today.

Workplace Agency director Anna McPhee says an education campaign would help employers understand where the inequities are and why they continue.

"It is about why women would stay longer at remuneration levels than their male peers," she said.

"Why is it that women are unable to access overtime at the same levels as men?

"Why is it the bonuses differ significantly between men and women?"

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