Canada is a land of equal opportunity, where women can work and excel in the same jobs as men. Just don't expect them to get paid the same. In fact, Canadian men earn on average 20 per cent more than their female colleagues, one of the largest gender wage gaps in the developed world.
What jobs should Canadian women target to beef up their earnings? Here are the ten highest-paying careers for women in the nation, including the rare one where females earn more than their male counterparts.
Avg. female hourly wage: $41.23
Avg. male hourly wage: $43.10
Avg. female hourly wage: $35.80
Avg. male hourly wage: $39.37
Avg. female hourly wage: $35.16
Avg. male hourly wage: $39.58
Avg. female hourly wage: $33.64
Avg. male hourly wage: $32.16
Avg. female hourly wage: $33.41
Avg. male hourly wage: $35.33
Avg. female hourly wage: $33.09
Avg. male hourly wage: $36.50
Avg. female hourly wage: $32.09
Avg. male hourly wage: $34.38
Avg. female hourly wage: $30.64
Avg. male hourly wage: $34.28
Business and finance workers, a classification that includes accountants, brokers and financial analysts, are actually more often women than men in Canada (according to Stats Canada, there were nearly 70,000 more females in this sector in 2011 than males). Still, men routinely take up the higher-paying jobs in the field.
Avg. female hourly wage: $27.79
Avg. male hourly wage: $29.03
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