14 February 2005
February 14, 2005
More than 25 years the adoption of the Canadian Human Rights Act, women working full-time still earn 71% of men’s salaries, regardless of our age, occupation or education.
For women of colour, Aboriginal women and women with a disability, the wage gap is even greater.
The pay equity provisions in the Canada Human Rights Act are just not working! And the government has shelved the comprehensive Task Force report that tells them what to do about it.
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The National Association of Women and the Law is a not-for-profit feminist organization that promotes the equality rights of women through legal education, research and law reform advocacy.
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