Facts about women CCPAMonitor/CALM


WOMEN COMPRISED A MAJORITY (52 per cent) of full-time undergraduate university students in Canada, at last count, 49 per cent of master's students, and 35 per cent of full-time doctoral students. In 1994, 58 per cent of all bachelor's and first professional degrees were granted to women. Women, however, accounted for only 28 per cent of students enrolled in mathematics and physical sciences and 13 per cent of those in engineering and applied sciences. In 1994, 52 per cent of all women were employed, but of that number 69 per cent held part-time jobs, with one-third of them indicating they would prefer full-time work. Women working full time earned on average 70 per cent of what their male counterparts were paid. Working women who are in unions, however, earn 49.5 per cent more than do non-unionized women. In 1996, Canada had the second highest level of low-paid employment for women among industrialized nations, next to Japan.

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