EECS 1520 Study Guide - Kenexa

• School: York University
• Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Course: EECS 1520
• Professor: John Hofbauer

Document Summary

Women"s salaries grow faster than men, but still earn less. By john size | daily brew thu, 16 dec, 2010 3:46 pm est. Women"s earnings across canada increased at twice the rate of their male counterparts between 2000 and 2008, but still lag behind in total income, statscan reported in the. Statistics released thursday show the average income for women in 2008 was ,100, which is a 13 per cent increase from 2000 when the average income was ,300. During the same eight years, men"s incomes increased seven per cent to ,000. One reason cited for the income gap was the fact women were less likely to work full time than men. However, the earnings gap was narrower for women who opted to work full time on a full-year basis, statscan reported. Still, women working full time, year round earned about 71 cents for each dollar earned by men.