Editorial At the end of August – three years after it was passed in 2018 – Canada’s federal pay equity law comes into force for workers in federally regulated industries. It’s a milestone that...
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Historic pay equity victory for Ontario midwives
Struggle reveals depth of gender division of labour Seven years after filing a complaint about gender discrimination, Ontario midwives have won a historic pay equity victory at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Their struggle...
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Shortchanged: Make Work Paid, Equal and Valued For Women
A new report from Oxfam Canada says that addressing the unequal economics of women’s work is essential to closing the gap in earnings and opportunities between women and men, and between rich and poor....
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NZ Equality Slips Away
Pay equity advocates in New Zealand are calling for urgent action after the country’s gender pay gap slipped back to 12 per cent for the first time since 2008....
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