New law seeks to close gender wage gap in Ontario
- Shibley Righton
- May 31, 2018
- 1 min read
New law seeks to close gender wage gap in Ontario
May 31, 2018
A recent Conference Board of Canada report has confirmed what many working women have known all along — there is a significant gender wage gap in the province, with women making a mere 87 cents for every dollar earned by men. The Equal Pay Coalition’s calculation of the gap is actually bleaker, pegging it at approximately 30 per cent. Predictably, the conference board has given Ontario a “C” grade
for the wage discrepancy.
By all accounts, the wage gap continues despite Ontario’s Pay Equity Act, which...
