Canadian women make nearly a quarter less than men as gender bias persists.<\/p>\n
Canadian working women report earning almost a quarter less than male counterparts despite strides by women in attaining education and acceptance in higher-paying professions, a new pay equity study shows.<\/p>\n
Women took home an average pre-tax salary of $51,352 in 2019 compared with $67,704 for men\u2014a 24% gap, according to 755 working men and women surveyed this year by Leger Research for a study commissioned by ADP LLC, which provides human resources management software and services. The report came out ahead of International Women\u2019s Day, which took place March 8.<\/p>\n
Men received more than twice the additional compensation of bonuses or profit sharing than women\u2014$7,646 vs $3,250, according to the survey.<\/p>\n
The study wasn\u2019t geared to finding out why the pay gap persists, but a Statistics Canada study last year found that the distribution of women and men across industries, such as the greater number of men in higher-paying science- and finance-related jobs, and women\u2019s over representation in part-time work were the two main factors. However, nearly two thirds of the gap was unexplained, and could be down to work experience and gender bias.<\/p>\n
Government statistics show that the hourly wage gap disparity narrowed to about 13% in 2018 from about 19% in 1998, largely because of increased education attained by women, their penetration into more industries, and the decline of men in unionized jobs.<\/p>\n
Still, Canada\u2019s gender wage gap in 2018 ranked 5th largest among 29 countries at 18.5%, according to a survey by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. South Korea, Japan, Israel and the United States had the highest disparities, while Belgium, Greece and Costa Rica had the lowest.<\/p>\n
Perhaps not surprisingly, the research found men (79%) are more likely than women (67%) to believe their organization is working hard to promote pay equity. Men were also more optimistic that Canada would achieve pay equity during their careers: 53% vs 40% of women.<\/p>\n
The study also suggested future executives strongly support pay equity, with millennials being the most likely to exit companies that aren\u2019t achieving it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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