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COMPARABLE WORTH: CANADA'S EXPERIENCE
Author(s) -
GUNDERSON MORLEY,
RIDDELL W. CRAIG
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1992.tb00238.x
Subject(s) - legislation , earnings , legislature , economics , public economics , administration (probate law) , accounting , actuarial science , business , political science , law
This paper discusses the design, implementation and administration of comparable worth legislation in Canada, focusing particular attention on the potential of comparable worth to close the male‐female earnings gap. The authors document the Canadian legislative initiatives, provide illustrative evidence on the impact of comparable worth, and identify the main policy lessons to be learned from the experience of Canada, where the comparable worth concept has evolved furthest.