Re: Is Canada a Women’s country?
Misleading bro.
Once you break the stats down by position and hours worked, the gap is negligible, and may or may not be attributed to lifestyle choices (job with fewer demands but less pay etc). In any case, a gap usually exists, but it’s nowhere close to twenty or thirty cents per dollar, more like five cents.
Do Men Really Earn More Than Women? - Infographic - PayScale
The Gender Pay Gap is a Complete Myth - CBS News
(this article includes a link to a report commissioned by the US department of labour. Here is an excerpt.)
“This study leads to the unambiguous conclusion that the differences in the compensation of men and women are the result of a multitude of factors and that the raw wage gap should not be used as the basis to justify corrective action. Indeed, there may be nothing to correct. The differences in raw wages may be almost entirely the result of the individual choices being made by both male and female workers.”
Granted, these stats are for the US (easiest to find) but I’ve seen similar stats for the UK, and I imagine most of the Western world wouldn’t be much different. The reason this crap exists is because eliminating it would cost column inches and campaign talking points.