The Gender Wage Gap in the Canadian Provinces, 1997–2014
This study examines the gender gaps in average hourly wages facing private sector full-time employees in the Canadian provinces, using data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey. Over the 1997–2014 period, all provinces have made progress toward narrowing the gender wage gap, though notably little p...
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crunivtoronpr:10.3138/cpp.2015-012 2024-05-19T07:44:16+00:00 The Gender Wage Gap in the Canadian Provinces, 1997–2014 Schirle, Tammy 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2015-012 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cpp.2015-012 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Canadian Public Policy volume 41, issue 4, page 309-319 ISSN 0317-0861 1911-9917 journal-article 2015 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2015-012 2024-05-02T10:04:31Z This study examines the gender gaps in average hourly wages facing private sector full-time employees in the Canadian provinces, using data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey. Over the 1997–2014 period, all provinces have made progress toward narrowing the gender wage gap, though notably little progress was made in Newfoundland and Alberta. Much of the variation across provinces in the gender gap is eliminated once we account for gender differences in individual and job characteristics in each province. Decomposition results suggest a large portion of the wage gap in each province is explained by gender differences in industry and occupation. The unexplained portion of the wage gap has been reduced in many provinces as gender differences in industry and occupation play an increasingly important role. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press) Canadian Public Policy 41 4 309 319 |
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This study examines the gender gaps in average hourly wages facing private sector full-time employees in the Canadian provinces, using data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey. Over the 1997–2014 period, all provinces have made progress toward narrowing the gender wage gap, though notably little progress was made in Newfoundland and Alberta. Much of the variation across provinces in the gender gap is eliminated once we account for gender differences in individual and job characteristics in each province. Decomposition results suggest a large portion of the wage gap in each province is explained by gender differences in industry and occupation. The unexplained portion of the wage gap has been reduced in many provinces as gender differences in industry and occupation play an increasingly important role. |
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The Gender Wage Gap in the Canadian Provinces, 1997–2014 |
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The Gender Wage Gap in the Canadian Provinces, 1997–2014 |
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The Gender Wage Gap in the Canadian Provinces, 1997–2014 |
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