Secrets of the gender pay gap revealed
Although pay equity is the law in Ontario, women, on average, earn 31% less than men. This pay gap affects women of all ages and education levels.
Women are often paid less, even when their skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions are similar to men’s. Women of colour, Aboriginal women and women with disabilities face the worst discrimination.
The good news is that we’ve come a long way in the last forty years. People have stood up across the province to support each other and demand that governments and employers take action to close the pay gap.
If you believe in building an Ontario where men and women are equal, then we need your help for a major push to close the gap for good.
Click here to read more from the Equal Pay Coalition.