Gender, Education and Income

Term Paper # 102321

Canadian Studies > Gender, Race, Class issues
Education
Ethnic Studies

This paper examines the effect of educational attainment on the gender wage gap in Canada.

1,307 words () | 8 sources | MLA | 2008 | United States

Published on: Mar 23, 2008

Paper Summary:

The paper presents research that shows how there is a definite gender, education and income disparity in Canada that is deteriorating. The paper points out that these inequalities are more persistent in rural Canada and among non-white women and immigrants.

From the Paper:

"Even though the educational disparity between women and men has almost disappeared, there is still an income gap between the two, with women earning up to 50 to 84 percent as much as men. The research for this paper confirms this finding. When the research looks at non-white women, women who are immigrants, and women who reside in more rural areas, particularly Alberta, the education/income distances grow wider."

Sample of Sources Used:

Assessing Gender Equality, Status for Women Canadian Website, http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/resources/index_e.html/ Canadian Gender Equality\Gender Equality Consultation - Assessing Gender Equality Status of Women Canada.mht
Canadian Association of Social Workers, Women's Income and Poverty in Canada Revisited, (2004)
Boothby, D. & Rowe, G., In Rate of Return to Education: A Distributional Analysis Using the Life Path (June 26, 2002)
Fortin, N. & Huberman, M., Gender Segregation and Women's Wages in Canada: An Historical Perspective, (
Gender, Migration, and Citizenship Resources Project, Status of Women Canadian Website, http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/resources/index_e.html/Canadian Gender Equality\Gender, Migration, and Citizenship Resources Project - Part I A Literature Review on Race, Gender, and Class Status of Women Canada.mht