pay gap

Six ways Budget 2018 should shrink the gender wage gap

Gender-based analysis informed the latest federal budget, which held plenty of measures aimed at tackling the wage gap

Kirstine Stewart

Kirstine Stewart on the limits of “leaning in”

As the former head of the CBC and Twitter Canada embarks on new role, she says it’s time for business to adapt to women’s needs—not the other way around

Celebrity wage gaps where women are paid shockingly less than men

Women reportedly make as little as $0.30 to the dollar compared to their male counterparts

The Australian bake sale that inspired our pay equity issue

Madeline Price had no idea her university bake sale would enrage online trolls and cause her to lose control of the story. But Price’s tale has a happy ending.

Why do men make more money than women?

The pay equity gap has been researched and debated for decades, with little real progress to show for it. But the reckoning may finally be here.

Why Maclean’s is asking men to pay 26% more for our latest issue

Pay equity is having its moment as the next beat in the cadence of the #MeToo movement. We hope this issue will stir urgent conversation already happening around the world.

Glad you asked: Why your justification for the pay gap is bunk

For too long, employers have gotten away with asinine justifications for paying women less

Nearly three quarters of Canadians want pay transparency

A new national survey on pay equity shows a majority of Canadians know there is a wage gap and think there should be policies to eliminate it

For transgender women, the pay equity gap is even wider

Male-to-female transgender workers can see their earnings drop by nearly a third but activists are working to change that

One way to close the pay gap: More women-owned businesses

Opinion: Women have a harder time getting business leadership roles, and they’re less likely to ask for money along the way. Here’s what can be done

Blackboard with equations

These are the key numbers that explain the wage gap for women

No matter the calculus, women in Canada continue to earn less than men. These are the key statistics to understand

For women of colour, there’s a gap within the pay gap

Opinion: Filter the wage-gap numbers on the basis of race, and far greater wage discrepancies start to appear