e-1996 (Pay equity)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality
- Woman who have the same experience and qualification as a man, on average receives $7,200 less pay per year;
- 18 billion of foregone income per year for all working women in Ontario, translates to 2.5% of Ontario’s GDP;
- Women with a Graduate Degree earned an average of 90 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2015;
- Indigenous women working full-time, full-year earn an average of 35% less than non-Indigenous men, earning 65 cents to the dollar;
- Racialized women working full-time, full-year earn an average of 33% less than non-racialized men, earning 67 cents to the dollar;
- Across Canada, women still make just 87 cents for every dollar made by men; and
- Women in the executive ranks earn about 68 cents for every dollar made by men.
- Open for signature
- February 28, 2019, at 10:53 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 30, 2019, at 10:53 a.m. (EDT)