The gender wage gap in Canada: 1998 to 2018

Articles and reports: 75-004-M2019004

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This study examines the evolution of the gender wage gap in Canada from 1998 to 2018 among employees aged 25 to 54. The contributions of various characteristics to the gap, and to the changes in the gap, are examined using Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition on hourly wage data from the Labour Force Survey.

Issue Number: 2019004
Author(s): Pelletier, Rachelle; Patterson, Martha; Moyser, Melissa

Main Product: Labour Statistics: Research Papers

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  • Correction: October 11, 2019

    The gender wage gap in percentage for British Columbia was corrected to 18.6 from 18.9 in the table and associated text of Appendix B .
PDFOctober 7, 2019
  • Correction: October 11, 2019

    The gender wage gap in percentage for British Columbia was corrected to 18.6 from 18.9 in the table and associated text of Appendix B .

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  • October 11, 2019 - (HTML)

    The gender wage gap in percentage for British Columbia was corrected to 18.6 from 18.9 in the table and associated text of Appendix B .

  • October 11, 2019 - (PDF)

    The gender wage gap in percentage for British Columbia was corrected to 18.6 from 18.9 in the table and associated text of Appendix B .

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