May 28, 2019 by Kyle Edwards in Canada, economy, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, Girl Guides of Canada, Money, pay equity, Society, summer jobs
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Why are we paying girls less than boys for summer work?

A Girl Guides report that suggests pay inequity starts early has reframed a debate previously restricted to working-age adults

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December 21, 2018 by Katie Underwood in Canada, economy, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, Ottawa, pay equity, Year Ahead 2019
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In the pay equity fight, Canada’s biggest provinces are ground zero

2018 was a year of closing Canada’s gender wage gap. 2019 will be a year of painful delays.

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August 29, 2018 by Peter Shawn Taylor in Bill Morneau, Canada, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, gender wage gaps, Justin Trudeau, Nordic, Opinion, pay equity
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What it would really take to close the gender wage gap

Peter Shawn Taylor: A look at Nordic countries reveals the big obstacle to eliminating gender pay gaps is the preferences of female workers themselves

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February 26, 2018 by Maclean's in Bill Morneau, Canada, Facebook Instant Articles, Federal Budget 2018, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, paternity leave, pay equity
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Federal Budget 2018: 12 things to watch for

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has said science, gender equality and preparing Canadians for the jobs of the future will be key themes in Tuesday’s federal budget. Here are some more…

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February 26, 2018 by Maclean's in Bill Morneau, Canada, Facebook Instant Articles, Federal Budget 2018, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, paternity leave, pay equity
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Federal Budget 2018: 12 things to watch for

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has said science, gender equality and preparing Canadians for the jobs of the future will be key themes in Tuesday’s federal budget. Here are some more…

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February 08, 2018 by Rosemary Counter in #PayEquity, Canada, Editor's Picks, General, Indspire, pay equity, Society
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How ‘Inspire’ supports Indigenous education—and works for change

Canada's only national Indigenous-led charity is the largest funder of post-secondary education in the country, aside from the federal government

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February 08, 2018 by Catherine McIntyre in #PayEquity, Canada, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, gender wage gap, Ottawa, pay equity, pay gap, Politics, Society, wage gap
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Why do men make more money than women?

The pay equity gap has been researched and debated for decades, with little real progress to show for it. But the reckoning may finally be here.

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February 21, 2009 by Aaron Wherry in Canada, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Governor General, pay equity, Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act, Public Service Labour Relations Board, Stephen Harper
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Is this the quiet end to pay equity?

Tories want to kill the principle that equity is a right, critics say

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