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

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  All Age
25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54
ratio
1988 0.757 0.846 0.794 0.768 0.736 0.681 0.645
1993 0.794 0.905 0.886 0.772 0.762 0.700 0.709
1998 0.811 0.901 0.851 0.805 0.808 0.750 0.749
2003 0.825 0.920 0.868 0.843 0.804 0.768 0.771
2008 0.833 0.901 0.858 0.837 0.825 0.784 0.807
  gap
1988 0.243 0.154 0.206 0.232 0.264 0.319 0.355
1993 0.206 0.095 0.114 0.228 0.238 0.300 0.291
1998 0.189 0.099 0.149 0.195 0.192 0.250 0.251
2003 0.175 0.080 0.132 0.157 0.196 0.232 0.229
2008 0.167 0.099 0.142 0.163 0.175 0.216 0.193
  change in gap (2007$)
1988 to 2008 -0.076 -0.056 -0.064 -0.068 -0.089 -0.103 -0.162
1988 to 1998 -0.054 -0.055 -0.057 -0.037 -0.073 -0.069 -0.104
1998 to 2008 -0.022 -0.001 -0.007 -0.032 -0.017 -0.034 -0.058
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Market Activity Survey, 1988 to 1990; Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 1993 to 1996; Labour Force Survey, 1998 to 2008.