The unemployment rate is meaningless and we should scrap it

Our editorial: The statistic used to be a good proxy for the state of the economy, but those days are gone. It’s time to revise what we measure.

Why do we rely on UK to disclose Canada’s pay inequity?

Anne Kingston: It’s time for corporate Canada to disclose its gender pay gap at home

Sexual harassment has long festered on the Hill. Now, female MPs from all parties are saying ‘enough’

From cabinet ministers to volunteers, dozens of women say sexual harassment and violence on Parliament Hill have gone unchecked for too long

Left to right: Bardish Chagger, Karen Vecchio, Nikki Ashton, Patty Hajdu, Catherine McKenna, Marilyn Gladu, and Elizabeth May. (Photograph by Jessica Deeks)

Fight the gender gap—with a benefit just for men

Editorial: Equity in the work place can get a boost from better partnerships at home

Calgary hoped to land 50,000 Amazon jobs. It may have to settle for two.

Despite a recent round of layoffs, Amazon has roughly 13,000 job openings right now. Here’s a look at where the jobs are (and aren’t).

How Acadian Seaplants became a global leader in seaweed

From a young age, Jean-Paul Deveau was fascinated by seaweed. That interest has created a multinational manufacturing empire

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

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

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

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On pay equity, this is how men can step up in the workplace

Opinion: Start by admitting the pay gap is real. Then follow these seven tips for male allies in the fight for pay equity

What Donald Trump can teach Kathleen Wynne about business

Opinion: Top-down policy fiats are less effective than lower taxes. Canada can actually learn something from Donald Trump.

10 jobs of the future you need to know about right now

What employment prospects look like in Industrial Revolution 4.0

Google’s Sidewalk Labs project in Toronto is already creating jobs—in New York

Sidewalk Labs recently posted several jobs. The catch: they’re not for Canadians—at least not those who want to remain in the country.

What the fourth industrial revolution means for your job

Opinion: Rapid technological advances will destroy some jobs, but it doesn’t need to be a catastrophe if we take steps to manage the transition

Coffee Taste Test: Tim Hortons vs. McDonald’s

Think you could tell the difference between Tim Hortons and McDonald’s coffee? Over 15,000 people voted for the best chain coffee in Canada using Maclean’s Coffee Ranker, and McDonald’s ranked no.1, ousting Tim Hortons from the top spot. But can people really taste the difference? We put it to the test.

Economic analysis

Justin Trudeau is getting cocky about the economy. Watch out.

Strong Jobs growth and markets may breed complacency, which creates the conditions for the dumb risks that eventually cause a crisis

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