Male-Female Pay Inequity and Public Policy in Canada and the U.S. Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • This paper provides a detailed review of the empirical studies that have attempted to disaggregate the observed earnings differentials between men and women into discriminatory and non-discriminatory components. It also examines the existing public policy on equal pay including the equal value/comparable worth concept. A U.S.-Canada perspective is used to see if the two countries have dealt differently with the problem they commonly face.

publication date

  • January 1, 1982