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e-1996 (Pay equity)
E-petition
Initiated by Jordan Miller from Toronto, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality
Whereas:
- Woman who have the same experience and qualification as a man, on average receives $7,200 less pay per year;
- 18 billion of foregone income per year for all working women in Ontario, translates to 2.5% of Ontario’s GDP;
- Women with a Graduate Degree earned an average of 90 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2015;
- Indigenous women working full-time, full-year earn an average of 35% less than non-Indigenous men, earning 65 cents to the dollar;
- Racialized women working full-time, full-year earn an average of 33% less than non-racialized men, earning 67 cents to the dollar;
- Across Canada, women still make just 87 cents for every dollar made by men; and
- Women in the executive ranks earn about 68 cents for every dollar made by men.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Minister for Women and Gender Equality to (a) eliminate selection bias, remove the requirement for job applicants to disclose there names on there resumes. Managers only need to see our professional experience and skills to find the best candidate (blind recruitment). Recruiters would not know the sex, religion and culture of job applicants; (b) require companies operating in Canada to publicly disclose the ratio of women, indigenous peoples, radicalized groups and members in the LGBT+ community working in executive and managerial positions in each province in Canada; (c) work with provinces to implement all recommendations from the Gender Wage Gap strategy Steering Committee (Ontario) June 2016; and (d) pass a bill in Parliament within 6 months.
- Open for signature
- February 28, 2019, at 10:53 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 30, 2019, at 10:53 a.m. (EDT)
