Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to the gender wage gap.
Les femmes détenant un nouveau doctorat atteignent l’équité salariale
Dans Le Droit, Sarah Kaplan explique les causes de l'écart salarial entre hommes et femmes.
Women with PhDs earn as much as their male counterparts, but gap remains in other areas
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Global News about how job segregation and the motherhood penalty lead to the gender pay gap.
The gender wage gap
Depending on how it's calculated, the gender wage gap in Canada ranges from 95 cents to 70 cents. Here's what organizations and governments can do to help eradicate it.
Equal pay eludes female professionals, even after education upgrades
Sarah Kaplan speaks to The Globe and Mail about the recent study showing that U.S. women who acquire an MBA earn a 63-per-cent salary “bump” with their degree but fail to close the pay gap with men after graduation.
Women Are Asking To Be Paid What They’re Worth — So Why Aren’t They Getting It?
GATE is mentioned in a piece by Bustle on the gender wage gap, and why it's more complicated than "women need to ask for more money."
StatCan study says men are paid more than women after graduation. Here’s how much more
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Global News about the potential labour trends behind this pay gap.
The Motherhood Penalty
Sarah Kaplan explains in The Niagara Independent why Bill 3, Ontario’s proposed Pay Transparency Act, is unnecessary and, if implemented, unlikely to succeed.
Data reveals extreme gender imbalances among faculty
Faculty Research Fellow Sonia Kang speaks to The Varsity about a recent report highlighting gender imbalances in academia.
Equal is not equitable: A look at gender-neutral parental leave policies in academia
Research indicates that gender-neutral policies actually led to higher tenure rates among men and lower tenure rates among women, widening the promotion gap in academia.
Minister Patty Hajdu on pay equity and tackling the gender wage gap
Sarah Kaplan spoke to Hon. Patty Hajdu at Rotman about pay equity legislation, and other initiatives by the Canadian government. | October 31, 2018