Gender Wage Gap

• Gender pay gap in Canada’s banking sector at 18.4 per cent, data shows

  Female employees in Canadian banks earn 18.4 per cent less per hour in wages than their male colleagues, according to data made public by the federal government.

  Economy

  Feb 5
  
• More Canadian men than woman think gender inequality overhyped: survey

  A new survey suggests Canadian men are almost twice as likely as women to think gender inequality is being "blown way out of proportion.''

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2023
  
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• Gender pay gap is narrowing in Quebec, but women still earn less than men: data

  The gender wage gap in Quebec has narrowed in the province since 1998, when women took home an average of 83 per cent of men's hourly rate.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2022
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• Women achieving parity at entry level jobs, but are not being promoted: study

  A study released by consulting firm McKinsey and Co. on Tuesday shows that women are closer to gender parity in entry-level positions, but progress is stagnant at senior levels.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
• Canadian companies need pay transparency to address wage gap, advocates say

  As widespread labour shortages force Canadian companies to re-evaluate their employee recruitment practices, experts say pay transparency is increasingly in the spotlight.

  Economy

  Jan 30, 2022
• Women received smaller pay increases at small and mid-sized businesses: survey

  The average monthly salary for a woman was anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 less than what men earned and men were about 10.7 per cent more likely to get a boost than women.

  Economy

  Dec 8, 2021
• Nova Scotia proposes changes to address gender wage gap in the province

  Labour Minister Labi Kousoulis tabled amendments Thursday that would prohibit employers from asking prospective employees about their wage history.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2020
• Mind the gap: Canada falls 3 spots in global gender parity rankings to 19th place

  The 2019 World Economic Gender Parity Report said it will take 99.5 years to achieve worldwide parity.

  World

  Dec 18, 2019
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• It will take 164 years to close Canada’s economic gender gap: report

  “It’s a cultural shift that has to happen,” one expert said.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 28, 2019
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• Sask. women earn $4.88 less than men per hour: Statistics Canada

  Saskatchewan women between the ages of 25 and 54 earned $4.88 less per hour compared to men in 2018, according to a recent report by Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2019