Gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021: study TORONTO — The gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021, amounting to the average salary of a woman in the industry being about $20,000 less than her male counterpart, according to a new report. Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press Jun 20, 2024 1:03 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message A new study shows the gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021. A man walks though a downtown Toronto office building with other buildings reflected in a window in this June 11, 2019 photo.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy TORONTO — The gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021, amounting to the average salary of a woman in the industry being about $20,000 less than her male counterpart, according to a new report. The report called "Canada’s Got Tech Talent" was released Thursday by researchers at The Dais, a public policy organization based at Toronto Metropolitan University. Among the report's key findings was data revealing the average female tech worker was making $71,400 in 2021 compared with $91,000 earned by their male counterpart.
The numbers indicate the gender pay gap among tech workers has widened significantly since 2016, when men earned $7,200 more than women. Viet Vu, The Dais's acting director of policy and research, said the increase surpr.
