Why do women in Canada earn less?
Official report reveals cause of wage gap
On March 16, the Labor Market Information Council (LMIC), in conjunction with the Education Policy Research Initiative (ERPI), released a report citing data on the wage gap between men and women among skilled workers.
About a fifth of Canadians work in skilled trades: construction, manufacturing and services. One-third of them are certified in Red Seal, Canada's universal standards program for workers.
According to the report, women in skilled occupations earn about half as much as men. Specialists-women more often work in low-paid spheres: confectioners, cooks, hairdressers.
The study found that the average annual income of Red Seal certified professionals was $64,000 CAD in the first years of employment. Over the next eight years, it increased to an average of $73,000 CAD.
For female professionals, it averaged $31,000 CAD, and for them the gap has only widened over those eight years.
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