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Facts, Figures and the Future Women in the labour force Working women have lower earnings than men The average wage for a female head of family in Canada in 1993 was $31,469 per year, the average wage for a male head was $56,746 per year. Women earned 55.5% of men's earnings in the same situation. 1995 statistics show that women in Canada earn 72 cents for every dollar a man earns for full-time, full year employment, and an average of 63.8% overall. Between 1986 - 1991, the average female employment income, in British Columbia, rose from 63.7% to 65.2% of that of males. Stats Canada and Profile of Women in B.C. HRDC Women's average earning in 1991 ranged from a high of $28,299 for managers and professionals to $10,266 for those in service occupations. Women in Canada, A Statistical Report, Stats Canada Professional women also had the highest earnings relative to those of their male colleagues, however, women in professional occupations still only had earnings of 64.8% of those of male professionals. At the other end of the scale, the earnings of women in product fabrication were 61.4% of those of men, while the earnings of women in service jobs were 61% of those of men. Females with university degrees earned 74.2% of similarly educated men. Women with Grade 9 or less made 73.4.4% of men in the same group. Stats Canada 1993 Women earned 71.1% of men among workers with their current employer less than one year; 71.3% among workers with more than 20 years tenure. Stats Canada 1990 Facts and Figures More women in the labour force Working women have lower earnings than men Genders dominate selected professional fields The future Source Material Produced by Kootenay WITT 1995

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