MHR 600 Study Guide - Final Guide: Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada, Employment-To-Population Ratio

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 600
• Professor: Rupa Banerjee

Document Summary

In 2015, 82% of women aged 25-54 participated in the labour market, compared to 21. 6% in 1950, and 65. 2% in 1983. The gap b/w men in women of who actually go to work - canada is pretty low which is good, where as places like japan and italy are not doing so well. The proportion of women with a university degree has grown twice as much as the proportion of men in the past 20 years. In 2015 women outnumbered men among university-degree holders by. Between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of women with a university degree increased from 13. 7% to 35. 1% Over the same period, the proportion of men with a university degree increased from 17. 1% to 28. 6% Gender employment gap decreases as education increases, but it does not disappear. Women with no ed are more likely to not get a job as they don"t see it worth it since the job will pay less.