Tuesday, February 13, 2007
More Women Getting Jobs - But What Kind?
The latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada indicates that women are making strong employment gains. Women experience growth in employment gains at 3.9%, whereas men's growth was only at 1.9%.
In fact, Statscan says that:
However, the Survey doesn't tell us the form of employment -- full- or part-time -- or the rate of pay. Does this increase actually represent a move towards financial stability for Canadian women? Does it mean that women are less likely to be poor?
The Statscan report Women in Canada (2006) suggests that while more women may be working, they are not statistically getting closer to economic self-sufficiency. The report finds that:
In fact, Statscan says that:
"In 2006, almost two-thirds of all the employment gains were among adult women. The proportion of women aged 25 and over who were working hit a record high in December 2006. This brought their unemployment rate to a 30-year low by year end, lower than that of adult men."These statistics suggest that more women are entering into the workforce.
However, the Survey doesn't tell us the form of employment -- full- or part-time -- or the rate of pay. Does this increase actually represent a move towards financial stability for Canadian women? Does it mean that women are less likely to be poor?
The Statscan report Women in Canada (2006) suggests that while more women may be working, they are not statistically getting closer to economic self-sufficiency. The report finds that:
- women are almost three times as likely to work part-time than men
- women's average incomes are just 62% of what men make
Labels: Issues_and_Trends, Resources_and_Research
