Closing the Gap
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Gender Wage Gap. With the current rate of change staying equal, the World Economic Forum estimates the global gender wage gap won’t be closed for another 170 years. No one has ever accused me of being patient but I don’t think I’m alone when I refuse to accept that as a reasonable pace. So, how might one go about kick starting change? What can government do? Governments around the world are rightfully looking at the gender wage gap as an i
Gender Wage Gap 101
Is it 85 cents that women make compared to every dollar men make? Or is it 79 cents? Is that for full time work? What about education and hours worked? Understanding the gender wage gap can sometimes feel like you need an advanced degree in economics. Combine that complexity with the cultural taboo around talking about money and it’s easy for the gender wage gap issue to get sucked into a black hole of “I’ll think about it later.” I’ve made it easy for you using Canadian data