The Vancouver Sun reported on the gender wage gap among public servants in B.C. with a focus on university employees.
“There’s an old saying: the higher, the fewer, with respect to women,” said Barbara Arneil, the head of UBC’s political science department. “We have what I think are structural, systemic reasons why women are not reaching the top of their profession.”
The article reported that the gender divide is most pronounced at B.C. post-secondary institutions where men represented 41 of the top 50 earners in the 2014-15 fiscal year.
“Compensation is affected by several factors, including the depth of experience and accomplishment that a faculty or staff member brings with them when they are first hired, and the length of employment with UBC, with people paid more as they progress in their careers,” said UBC spokesperson Susan Danard.
A similar article also appeared in the Vancouver Sun.
