People rally to support Equal Pay Day outside of MPP Yasir Naqvi’s office on Catherine Street in Ottawa. Those at the rally were calling on Ontario to close the Gender Pay Gap.
Equal Pay Day symbolizes how much longer women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues have earned in the previous year. The needle hasn’t budged on gender pay inequity in almost three decades. Who is minding the gender pay gap?Â
People rally to support Equal Pay Day outside of MPP Yasir Naqvi’s office on Catherine Street in Ottawa. Those at the rally were calling on Ontario to close the Gender Pay Gap.
Guest:Â Anuradha Dugal, Vice President Community Initiatives at the Canadian Women’s Foundation
Equal Pay Day is recognized as a day of action, calling on stakeholders to advance women’s economic activity. It symbolizes how much longer women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues have earned in the previous year. Showing that women in Canada have worked nearly 16 months to earn what men make in 12. The needle hasn’t budged on gender pay inequity in almost three decades. And no one is minding the gender pay gap. We take a look at why, and what it will take to change things.Â
This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz and Paulo Marques.
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Eitizaz is a co-host and producer on the Star’s podcast team.
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