Why female freelancers earn less, despite setting their own rates
Open this photo in gallery:SeventyFour/iStockPhoto / Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountInterested in more careers-related content? By comparison, the gender wage gap among all workers in Canada is about 12 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. Within the 54 nations included in Remitly’s global study, Canada’s 16.2 per cent wage gap ranked 36th lowest, sandwiched between the United States at 16.9 per cent and the United Kingdom at 15.4 per cent.
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- ▪By comparison, the gender wage gap among all workers in Canada is about 12 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.
- ▪Within the 54 nations included in Remitly’s global study, Canada’s 16.2 per cent wage gap ranked 36th lowest, sandwiched between the United States at 16.9 per cent and the United Kingdom at 15.4 per cent.
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Open this photo in gallery:SeventyFour/iStockPhoto / Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountInterested in more careers-related content? Check out our new weekly Work Life newsletter. Sent every Monday afternoon.Research shows women freelancers in Canada earn less than their male counterparts, even though they set their own rates.According to a recent study conducted by international payments provider Remitly, Canadian women make 16.2 per cent less than men as independent contractors, earning an average of $47.78 per hour compared with an average of $57 among male peers. By comparison, the gender wage gap among all workers in Canada is about 12 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.
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