Current Campaigns
Women's Economic Equality Campaign
Good News! The education gap between the sexes is gone. In fact, it has reversed: today, women have more education credentials than men. In 2001, half (49%) of women between 25-44 had a post-secondary qualification, compared to just 40% of men.
Bad News - Women are paid less. In fact,working full-time and full-year, a university-educated woman will only make 68% of the wages of a university-educated man.
The Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Federation of students over the next number of weeks will take to campuses all across the country to raise the issue of the wage gap. We will be having bake sales, selling baked goods to women for 68 cents and men for a dollar. Using this opportunity to let university women and men know that this is outrageous and its time to close the gap.
For more information, including a list of events, check out the CLC's Gapzilla Campaign.