Canadian School Fights Pay Gap By Giving Only Women A Raise

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2015-04-30 21:49

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'In an effort to eliminate what it says is an unjustified gap in the pay of male and female professors, Canada’s McMaster University has hit upon a novel solution: Giving an across-the-board raise exclusively to women, without raising pay for men.

The $3,515 ($2,900 in U.S. dollars) raise will be the same for every woman at the school, regardless of what their salary was beforehand.

“This signals to the world, to Canada and to Hamilton, that McMaster is truly committed to equality. It sends a very clear signal that we are interested in recruiting the best faculty, including women,” dean of Social Sciences Charlotte Yates said, according to the National Post.'

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What about an 'across the board' pay evaluation for everyone? If anyone is showed to be getting lower pay in relation to their coworkers (all facts considered) they will receive a raise?

What the university is proposing sounds stupid!! First, it seems like they are admitting that they practice gender discrimination which might open them up to lawsuits, especially from past employees. It also sounds like some women may get an undeserved pay raise just because they are female.

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Submitted by Kris on Sun, 2015-05-03 17:06