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Table 1 Female-to-male hourly wage ratio and gap, 1988 to 2008

Table 2 Accounting for the narrowing wage gap, 1988 to 2008

Table 3 Addressing selection bias: Selectivity-adjusted gender wage ratios

Charts

Chart A Average job tenure

Chart B Proportion of jobs considered 'new start' (job tenure 1 to 3 months)

Chart C Proportion of labour force with a university education

Chart D Unionization rates of workers age 25 to 54

Chart E Percentage change in real hourly wages of 25- to 54-year-olds, 1988 and 2008, by sex

Chart F Gender wage ratio among workers age 25 to 54

Date modified:
2010-12-20

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