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Women in Alberta have been disproportionately impacted by the 2001 shift to a single rate tax regime in the province, and now face higher income gaps, unpaid work gaps, and after-tax income gaps than women in the rest of Canada, according to the findings of a comprehensive new report released today by the Parkland Institute.
Alberta’s Wage Gap Still Highest in Canada
New fact sheet shows status of Alberta women lagging behind the rest of the country
A new fact sheet released this morning, on the eve of International Women’s Day, by the U of A’s Parkland Institute in conjunction with the Alberta College of Social Workers shows that Alberta continues to lag behind the rest of the country in terms of women’s equality, wages, and family-related benefits and services.
Women’s Equality a Long Way Off in Alberta
Gender Gap Remains Among the Widest in the Nation
Alberta continues to lag behind the rest of the country in terms of women’s equality, wages, and family-related benefits and services.
Alberta’s wage gap highest in Canada
New Parkland Institute research shows Alberta women still have a long way to go
New research from the Parkland Institute, released on International Women’s Day, shows persistent inequality for Alberta women. A new fact sheet, entitled “Women’s equality a long way off in Alberta” shows a persistent wage gap between women and men, despite the 2002-2007 oilsands boom. Alberta is also the only province/territory without any government ministry or advisory council on the status of women.
Women’s Equality a Long Way Off in Alberta
Alberta Most Unequal Province in Canada
Alberta ranks last in Canada on a number of measures of women's economic equality. Alberta is also the only province where there is no voice for women, either through a ministry responsible for the status of women, women's directorate, or advisory council on the status of women.