Pay Equity

Pay equity is a broader concept than equal pay for equal work; it aims to eliminate gender-based pay discrimination for work of equal value. It addresses systemic undervaluation of work traditionally performed by women by ensuring that jobs predominantly held by women are compensated fairly in comparison to jobs predominantly held by men that require comparable skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions.

Pay equity is the principle that women and men should receive the same pay for doing jobs that are different, but of equal value. This involves assessing work based on skills, responsibility, effort, and working conditions, to correct systemic sex-based undervaluation in female-dominated occupations.

Pay equity refers to the principle that jobs predominantly performed by women must be remunerated at the same level as jobs predominantly performed by men, provided the work is of comparable value based on criteria such as skill, effort, responsibilities, and working conditions. It aims to eliminate systemic gender-based wage discrimination by comparing different jobs that contribute equally to an employer's organization.