89 cents – what women working full-time and part-time make for every dollar men make in Canada, across all sectors and education levels. For minority groups including Indigenous peoples, the gap is larger.
267.6 years to close the economic gender gap worldwide, if present trends continue.⁵
It impacts all life stages. Girls 12 to 18 experience a summer job gender pay gap of almost $3.00 per hour. Women post-secondary students leave school with student loans to pay and lesser means to do so.⁶
Women executives make about 56% less on average than men executives.
Canada ranked 40 in the World Economic Forum (2021) survey of 156 countries.⁵
It contributes to a gendered pension gap of 22%, where women retire with only about 80% of the pension men retire with.⁶
Pay Transparency Laws and Legislation
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