Carole Vincent and Canada Wage Gap

ASF drop zone: Though it has narrowed over the years, Canada wage gap is still significant, including among the younger, more educated generation, noted Carole Vincent, a Montreal-based economist and consultant, who warns the cost of such inequality goes far beyond a woman paycheque, according to Globe and Mail. The disparity in men and women incomes is not simply the result of women working fewer hours. A woman working full time in Canada makes 73.5 cents for every dollar a man makes, according to updated Statistics Canada income data produced for The Globe and Mail – a persistent wage gap that continues even though women educational attainment has surpassed that of men and amid widespread recognition of the issue among Canadians. Nor is it the result of different levels of education and experience, notes an analysis to be released Monday by Oxfam Canada and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. While the federal government told The Globe in an e-mailed statement that it is committed to addressing the wage gap issue, no plan is on the table yet. Even when all of these factors are considered, the result remains the same: a wage gap. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.