The fourth week of September is Gender Equality Week in Canada. This week is about:
- Celebrating and commemorating the notable achievements and advancements of
Canadian women. - Addressing the challenges Canadian women and individuals of minority gender identity
and expression continue to face. - Encouraging all Canadians to become and remain engaged, during Gender Equality
Week and throughout the year, in achieving greater inclusiveness and full gender
equality in Canada.
Work that remains
- About 18% of 2SLGBTQI+ people aged 25 to 64 are in the lowest income group in Canada, compared to 14% of straight, cisgender individuals.
- Access to employment is not equal for everyone. In 2021, 30% of transgender women and 22% of transgender men reported being denied employment because of their gender identity.
- On average, women spend four more hours per week caring for adults and eight more hours per week caring for children, in comparison to men. This means women have less time to be able to work full-time, earn more money throughout their careers, or even just take a break.
In 2020, cisgender men aged 25 to 64 who worked full time for the full year had the highest earnings ($81,900). Earnings were lower for:
- transgender men ($68,900)
- cisgender women ($67,800)
- non-binary people ($66,000)
- transgender women ($64,300)
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