Discussion over the gender wage gap has gained momentum over the past few weeks, following a workshop held at the University of Guelph [1] that discussed research completed under the Pay Equity Office’s Gender Wage Gap Grant Program, and an announcement from McMaster University that it will increase salaries of its female faculty following a two-year study that revealed the presence of a gap at the institution.

Professor and labour economics expert Miana Plesca has made national headlines with her research on the wage gap, being featured in a CBC Radio interview [2] and a recent article from the Globe and Mail [3]. In both interviews, Plesca discusses the findings in her report for the Pay Equity Commission, including the root causes of the gap and strategies for moving toward equal pay.