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Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters speaks on Equal Pay Day Equal Pay Day falls on April 7 in Canada, and is a day that “represents how far into the new year women must work to be paid what men were paid the previous year,” according to a media release from the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS). The ACWS is an organization of women’s shelters in Alberta that supports women, children and seniors experiencing domestic violence.   A summary of the 2019-2020 Shelter Workforce Survey has been released by the ACWS that highlights women’s experiences in the workplace and the need for systemic changes. According to the media release, “On average in Canada, women earn about 89 cents for every dollar earned by men. The gap widens to 67 cents for racialized women, 65 cents for Indigenous women, and 54 cents for women with disabilities.”

Jen reimerSophia lopezShelter workforceAlberta council of women sheltersUniversity of calgaryAlberta councilWorkforce surveyஜென் ரீமர்சோபியா லோபஸ்தங்குமிடம் தொழிலாளர்கள்ஆல்பர்ட்டா சபை ஆஃப் பெண்கள் தங்குமிடங்கள்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் கல்கரிஆல்பர்ட்டா சபைதொழிலாளர்கள் கணக்கெடுப்பு