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Mind the (gender wage) gap: What lies ahead for Ontario employers

August 13, 2019 Piccolo Heath LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation, 0

This past month, the US Women’s National Soccer Team made headlines amid their World Cup run by pushing for pay equality with their counterparts on the men’s team, leading to support from sponsors and the US Senate. So what is the big deal about gender/sex discrimination in compensation and should Ontario employers be concerned?

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Pay equity: Closing the wage gap

November 28, 2016 Devry Smith Frank LLP Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Despite the dramatic increase of women in the workforce and the existence of pay equity legislation, gender wage inequality remains a persistent problem in Canada. As part of an ongoing study on gender disparity for the Globe and Mail, Statistics Canada reported in March 2016 that a woman working full-time makes 73.5 cents for every dollar a man makes. The article also notes that Canada has the eighth highest gender wage gap among 34 industrial countries according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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Questioning the results of best and worst places to be a woman report

August 18, 2015 Clear Path Employer Services Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Analytics, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives made national headlines last month when they released their “Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2015” report. This provocative report ranks Canada’s 25 largest cities on the following five criteria: Economic Security, Education, Leadership, Health, and Personal Security.

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Report sets benchmarks for inequality between women and men

February 26, 2015 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Canadian women still experience inequality in economic well-being, education, employment, health, housing, justice, safety, and political and social inclusion, according to a new benchmark report on gender equality…

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Gender wage gap is decreasing … but is it decreasing enough?

January 14, 2011 Christina Catenacci Human Resources

I just read a Statistics Canada report stating that the gender wage gap has recently been decreasing. The report briefly noted that between 1988 and 2008, the wage gap narrowed throughout the wage distribution. However, the gap shrank the most at the lowest end of the wage distribution, and the gap shrank the least at the upper end. Also, although women dramatically increased their representation in high-wage occupations such as management, there were still significant gender wage gaps within these occupations.

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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?

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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?

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