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The Gender Wage Gap in the Canadian Provinces, 1997-2014

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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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  • Tammy Schirle, 2015. "The Gender Wage Gap in the Canadian Provinces, 1997-2014," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 41(4), pages 309-319, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:41:y:2015:i:4:p:309-319
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2015-012
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    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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