labour force intermittency

The underrepresentation of women in the workplace

October 22, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

I just read an interesting report about women in the workplace. Essentially, the report suggests that women remain underrepresented relative to their male counterparts, even though they form a highly educated and skilled labour pool in the market. Given the skills shortage that is expected to occur in the near future due to mass retirements of senior baby boomer workers, this is an unsettling finding. But why is this happening?

childbearing, education, financial penalty, gender equality, gender wage gap, highly educated and skilled labour pool in the market, labour force intermittency, maternity leave, motherhood, pay equity, pregnancy, report, skills shortage, underrepresentation, unexplained gap, wage gap, wage penalties, women, women in the workplace, workplace

Women in the workplace Part II: why is Canada lagging in wage gap ranking?

October 15, 2010 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

I have been reading some interesting articles recently regarding women in the workplace. A recent report put Canada at number 20 in a global measure of equality between men and women. Canada was actually rated number 33 in the world concerning earned income gaps. Why is this still happening?

Canada, earned income gaps, education and experience, equality between men and women, labour force intermittency, managment, maternity leave, motherhood and workforce attitudes, pay equity, professionals, salary, skills, support and encourage women in business, wage gap, wage gap ranking, Women executives, women in the workplace, Work hours, Workplace discrimination