67th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Commissioner Ward attended the 67th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to discuss bringing women and other marginalized groups into technology. Adding diverse voices to this growing sector results in more creative solutions and has greater potential for innovations that meet women’s needs and promote gender equality.
Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)
Commissioner Ward was excited to join Sara Bentham and Dior Sarr to speak with Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) on the barriers facing working women and the importance of closing the gender wage gap.
Globe & Mail’s Women’s Collective Idea Exchange
Commissioner Ward was excited to participate in the Globe & Mail’s Women’s Collective Idea Exchange session BIPOC Women at Work – Overcoming barriers to advancement. Women typically experience a longer and more circuitous rise to the C-suite than men, but these challenges are significantly amplified for Black women, Indigenous women and other women of colour. The session aimed to reflect on how organizations can increase BIPOC representation across leadership levels.
Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce
Commissioner Ward was pleased to join the Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce for an important discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Where it starts, a fireside chat to discuss pay equity and other inclusive practices in the workplace.
Seneca College
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office partnered with Seneca College to deliver a series for employers on Pay Equity . Thank you to all the employers who invested their time in today’s Pay Equity 101 session, touching on practical aspects on how to comply with Ontario’s Pay Equity Act.
Catalyst Inc.
Commissioner Ward was pleased to partner with Catalyst Inc. to raise awareness of Pay Equity, how we got here, and where we are going in the future of women’s work.
Submission to the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee
Read the Pay Equity Office submission to the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee. The committee’s mandate is to provide recommendations to position Ontario as the best place in North America to recruit, retain and reward workers.
The committee will lead consultations and deliver a report with recommendations that address the complexities and opportunities caused and/or accelerated by the pandemic, including:
- changes in technology
- the growth of ‘work from anywhere’ employment
- the significance of skills development in the global labour market
Submission to Ontario’s Task Force on Women and the Economy
Read the Pay Equity Office submission to the Ontario’s Task Force on Women and the Economy. The task force was established to help address the unique and disproportionate economic barriers women face – issues that have been heightened as a result of the pandemic. The Task Force’s recommendations will be reflected in future policy initiatives that support women as the province rebuilds its economy post- and keeps pace with a rapidly evolving twenty-first century workplace.
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource (newswire.ca), January 2023.
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office releases new reference guide for employers, compensation specialists, (January 2023), Talent Canada
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource (yahoo.com), (January 2023), Yahoo Finance
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource, Municipal News, The Canadian Business Journal (cbj.ca), (January 2023)
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource | Canadian Insider, (January 2023)
Tolerance.ca, (January 2023)
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource, L’annonceur | Fil de nouvelles CNW (lannonceur.ca), (January 2023)
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource, News Updates – Tdot Women Magazine, (January 2023)
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource, News Updates – BizReflections, (January 2023)
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource – Benzinga, (January 2023)
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office Launches New Legal Resource, PR Newswire | One News Page, (January 2023)
Business News You Need To Know | Trending News – Run The Money, (January 2023)
Ontario’s Office of Pay Equity introduces new legal resources – Ontario News (canadatoday.news), (January 2023)
New resource on Pay Equity Act takes case law into account, (January 2023), Law Times
Ontario Pay Equity Office: Canada’s Gender Wage Gap has narrowed but the Gender Pension Gap has not. News release. (October 4, 2022) https://www.benzinga.com.
Ontario Pay Equity Office: Canada’s Gender Wage Gap has narrowed but the Gender Pension Gap has not, news release. (October 03, 2022). www.newswire.com.
Ontario Pay Equity Office: Canada’s Gender Wage Gap has narrowed but the Gender Pension Gap has not, shared news release. (October 03, 2022). www.finance.yahoo.com.
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office celebrates international communications award for Level the Paying Field series, news release. (April 27, 2022). www.newswire.com.
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office celebrates international communications award for Level the Paying Field series, shared news release. (April 27, 2022). www.bloomberg.com.
What She Said, Women’s Worth series, Part 1: Rethinking Career Clustering, blog post. (January 31, 2022). www.whatshesaidtalk.com.
What She Said, Women’s Worth series, Part 2: The Economics of The Unpaid Care Economy, blog post. (February 28, 2022). www.whatshesaidtalk.com.
What She Said, Women’s Worth series, Part 3: Level The Paying Field!, blog post. (March 23, 2022). www.whatshesaidtalk.com.
Why pay equity is key to inclusive economic recovery, article. (March 8, 2022). www.theglobeandmail.com.
Ontario’s Pay Equity Commissioner Kadie Ward commemorates International Women’s Day, news release. (March 07, 2022). www.newswire.com.
How closing the STEM gap can support climate action, editorial article. (March 07, 2021). www.oecd-forum.org.
People Power: Inclusive Economic Recovery Means Leveraging All of Human Potential, editorial article. (November 29, 2021). www.oecd-forum.org.
Equal Personhood Does Not Mean Equal Pay in Canada, news release. (October 13, 2021). www.newswire.com.
Equal Personhood Does Not Mean Equal Pay in Canada, shared news release. (October 13, 2021). www.bloomberg.com.
Pay equity is key to a post-pandemic recovery, podcast appearance. (September 23, 2021). www.cbc.ca.
Level the Paying Field: Economic recovery and pay equity, editorial article. (September 17, 2021). www.oecd-forum.org.
Ontario Launches 6-part Pay Equity Webinar Series, article. (September 17, 2021). www.hrreporter.com.
Women’s Worth – Pay Equity is our Pathway to Economic Recovery, news release. (September 15, 2021). www.newswire.com.
Women’s Worth – Pay Equity is our Pathway to Economic Recovery, shared news release. (September 15, 2021). www.finance.yahoo.com.
Alumnae lead Ontario’s Pay Equity Office at a critical point in its history, article. (September 2, 2021). www.alumni.westernu.ca.
Job Comparison in Relation to Pay Equity – Ontario’s Approach to Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value, article. (June 16, 2021). www.equalpayinternationalcoalition.org.
Pay Equity Solution for Small Business Do-It-Yourself Toolkit
What if there was a way you could…
…attract and retain good talent?
…increase productivity and profitability?
…show your employees that you mean it when you say you’re committed to equity and inclusivity?
What if we told you that there is one toolkit that can help you do that?
And that it’s free of charge?
And that it can fit into your busy week?
Introducing the Pay Equity Solution for Small Business -Do-It-Yourself Toolkit, created by Ontario’s Pay Equity Office.
This toolkit will help you analyze your compensation practices and support your business while also complying with Ontario’s Pay Equity Act.
Level the Paying Field
Welcome to Level the Paying Field, where we explore issues related to economics, equity, women, work and money. This series of conversations explores topics impacting women working in Ontario. Through this series, we hope to elevate the equity conversation to make the world a more equitable place for women to work, live, and thrive, and support closing the gender wage gap.
Episodes can be found on www.LevelThePayingField.ca, on our YouTube channel, and wherever you download your podcasts.
Why did we launch this campaign in the midst of a pandemic? Because women have been the hardest hit by the pandemic and are essential for a full economic recovery.
This topical and impactful campaign was awarded the 2022 Gold Quill Award of Merit, widely acknowledged as one of the most prestigious forms of recognition in the industry.
Join in and amplify the conversation!
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