Tagged Pay Equity

Statscan Report Breaks Down Gender Pay and Employment Gaps

Saleh Waziruddin
Labour News, News Stories
March 16, 2017

Even if women worked the same exact same jobs as men, 77% of the gender pay gap would persist, according to a Statistics Canada report.

Shortchanged: Make Work Paid, Equal and Valued For Women

PV Staff
Labour News, News Stories
November 3, 2016

A new report from Oxfam Canada says that addressing the unequal economics of women’s work is essential to closing the gap in earnings and opportunities between women and men, and between rich and poor.

NZ Equality Slips Away

PV Staff
International, Labour News
October 16, 2016

Pay equity advocates in New Zealand are calling for urgent action after the country’s gender pay gap slipped back to 12 per cent for the first time since 2008.

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